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Hey BiggerPockets community! I'm getting into real estate investing and have been reading up and saving money to hopefully buy my first rental property this year. My goal is to start by using the house hacking strateg...
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I realize I do not have a ton of posts here on Bigger Pockets, but I can’t emphasize enough the impact BP has had on me in a short time. In the interest of community and sharing success stories with others that might...
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My awful tenants in Hawaii have had a last-minute drama. Over the past 4 months they have incurred numerous HOA violations, the police breaking up fights about 2-3 times a week, flooding of my kitchen causing $6,000 o...
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I wanted to provide an overview of how to more accurately estimate remodeling/repair costs on a property that has no interior access, by using 3D modeling. This would be property that is currently occupied, out of sta...
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I am currently living in a condo with a roommate helping me pay my mortgage. I re-did the kitchen, floors (hardwood), bedrooms and finished the basement. I am looking to use the equity I built in this condo as well as...
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Market is strong and continues to improve. Everybody likes speculate on how long the rally will last, how much steam is left in the market, and how bad next crash or correction is going to be. It is entertaining but l...
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When doing any remodeling work on a property we’ve taken back, we’ve always pulled our own building permits and then had our designated contractor do the work. However, I recently read something about this and it said...
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I've had conflicting thoughts about starting this topic, but figured that my real estate life is pretty much an open book anyway, so here goes...
My wife and I are in the process of designing our new house th...
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I am looking to buy a house listed at 250k in a nice neighborhood. It is near Ursinus College which is reputable school, not a party school, so renting out units should be easy for 1 year leases with the potential to ...
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Hello everyone,I'm new to the forums, as well as investing. I live in Portland, OR and don't want to get started here as an investor since the numbers simply don't seem to work out for cash flow. I've chosen Columbus ...