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Hi everyone,I am new to real estate investing. I just bought my first property - a triplex - and will be closing on April 1st. I will be living on one of the units and doing short term rentals from the other 2 units (...
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RUN!!It has been a while since I have been active on this forum- and the main reason is SECTION EIGHT!Let me explain. I have 17 units of mostly affordable housing for moderate to lower costs renters which I turned ov...
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Hi all! I have been a big fan and follower of BP for some time now. My fiancée and I are finally starting to invest in Real Estate through a house hack in the Chicago area. We are currently in the process of looking f...
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3 years ago I purchased a nice home to rent out. The house has no mortgage on it. In March my tenant burned down my house due to "careless disposal of a cigarette" per the fire report. The lease specifically states th...
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Hello BP community! New investor here and excited to engage with the community. This year I purchased my first Investment Property in Kern County and its currently being rented. I have some additional capital put away...
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Would love to get into STRs, particularly in warm climate, waterfront locations that can operate year-round. Anyone know of markets that have some value to offer? Seems like the "usual suspects" are in bubble mode. Th...
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Exactly one week ago (1/8/2020) I found a self-storage facility listed in Florida that fit the exact criteria I was looking for; room for expansion, operational improvement potential...you name it! I'm normally a hous...
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It's a family home in Richmond, Va that was purchased and renovated from a tax sale. This would be our 1st home, but we'd be relocating in 1 year. Below are the rental calculations I've come up with. Before I break t...
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Hey BP,
My wife and I are looking at buying our first multi family soon, either a duplex or fourplex and I’m not sure when the right time to pull the trigger is. I am not sure how much I need to have...