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Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...
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Hey All. Need advice on how, or where to find properties that actually have cash flow. Im in CA, and even though rents are high, they are not comparable to what a mortgage payment with 20% down costs. Now I know diggi...
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Hi investors,My first tenant moved out after 7 years and it is costing me $7-8k to fix! What's your average move-out reno cost? And how many years of cash flow is it wiping out? This is my first move-out and I"m fi...
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Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...
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Years ago I learned that when everyone is headed in a direction that you need to pay close attention to what is going on to avoid pitfalls. When my chiropractor started telling me that he was going to buy two rentals ...
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As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...
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