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My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...
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I have a 6-unit property in Midtown Kansas City that I bought in 2020 from a slumlord. The whole place has had modest renovation done to it and are all 3 bed / 1 bath units @ 1200 sq ft.
I have a couple vacancies t...
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Lay it on me friends, I want to hear what you hate about land lording. What should I expect that is a real PITA? I read in someone's post the other day that they hate land lording. It is my goal to try land lordi...
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So I've already started on a road that I don't know how to navigate. Searched and read as much as I could but unfortunately am under a time constraint. Was referred to BP as a great community for RE discussing ideas...
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We are off to a great start on our new rental. 9 reviews to date and ALL 5 star wtih glowing comments. Just had our 10th guest this year and they wrote publicly and privately very nice and complimentary descriptions...
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This occurred on Sunday. Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away. A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...
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In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...
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1. Should I ditch the pool?: This above ground pool is, in my opinion, an eyesore and is too close to the house. I'm wondering if it adds any sort of value to the property and, should I decide to get rid of it, is it ...
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I see from this forum that this is a bad investment strategy but guests on the Bigger Pockets podcasts have had success taking this route.If you’ve gone the rental arbitrage route, what was your experience like? Pro’s...
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Hello all!I purchased a 7 unit property across the street from St. Andrews Bay and within a short bike ride to downtown St. Andrews. The property consists of 3 duplexes and one SFH on roughly 1/3 of an acre. I found t...