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Hi! New to this site as well as investing. I recently inherited $200,000 cash and thinking about investing in a STR. I live 24 minutes from the White House and within a 3 hour radius from many viable tourist area opti...
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Im considering investing i na new construction condo in Tulum or other outlying areas or possibly a home.. Does anyone have any experience with Tulum? I wanted to buy as a second home and use it as a vacation and on t...
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I'm considering moving forward with a Zeus partnership for the furnished option, and was curious if anyone had any recent feedback about them? They manage quite a few properties in the Seattle area, where I purchased.
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I want to buy my first rental property but I'm wondering if I should wait until the crash that is supposedly coming. I'm worried that if I buy now, my property will end up being worth half of what I paid after a few y...
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I recently paid off my home and i am interested in purchasing another home/duplex for the rental income. Banks are telling me that because i own a home i would have to pay 20-25% for the down payment because it would ...
Hi Everyone. I wanted to see what your experience has been with spending a little more on rehab and has that helped to reduce your tenant turnover? Maybe improving kitchen cabinets, countertops and replacing vanities....
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I bought my first investment property the old-fashioned way - with a deal found on the MLS with the help of a real estate broker. We hear stories all the time, however, of users that find their deals far more creative...
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So I've been marketing for at least 2 months now. Sent out about 100 hand written yellow letters, not a single response. Put out about 40 bandit signs. Got 1 call from it with from a homeowner asking for 50k more than...
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When we purchased our 3 unit bldg together (newly married) in 2006, there not yet any red flags of the pending housing crash that reared its ugly head that very same fall. Some say 2008 but this part is not impt to t...
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Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...