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Greetings, BP community! I am a newbie buy/hold investor, in the process of closing on my first SFR. I plan to acquire a portfolio of properties for long term retirement purposes. To give you some background, my exp...
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I just looked at my first bigger pockets post. OMG. Thank God for how much I've grown up! 5 Years Ago I owned 5 properties lol...... Now I own so many I'm embarrassed. Blessed to be able answer any questions new ...
What tools exist for appraising the value of an appraiser? Any sort of standardized ways of doing this? Do I just have to rely on Yelp and other such websites to get statistical data?
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fannie-fredd...Read this article! Looks like Freddie/Fannie will be lowering down payment requirements as well as required Credit scores.Great idea morons, let's give more credit ...
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What do you do when you purchase a house, rent it out and then the market crashes and the house is no longer worth paying such a high rent rate to potential renters comaparing them to other houses but you are still s...
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Short-term rental regulations in Colorado Springs took another sudden turn for the worse last week. If you own an STR in Colorado Springs or want to in the future, now's the time to make your voice heard. (See end for...
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It seems that many communities in Southern California have been moving to cap the number of STRs in a given city and Palm Springs may be jumping on that bandwagon. They already have a cap on the number of total yearly...
I currently live in a house that I bought with my second VA loan (financed 195k, 182k left on loan), that has a one bedroom apartment above the garage that I rent (no lease) to my Mother in Law. A property has come on...
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I'm a physician who is fairly new to investing in real estate in the Raleigh Durham area. Like many in my profession, investing and finance were not specifically addressed in my career path. Does anyone have experie...
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What's up guys!I am currently researching some properties in specific areas of Nashville, TN for short term rental opportunities. I spoke with 1 realtor who specializes in STR but she recently told me she is no longer...