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I am a newbie in real estate area and looking for passive income sources from Rental Properties. I currently live in NY so would look for out of state option only. Being a Software Developer by profession, I...
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I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...
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Hello Everyone, Thank you for your advice in Advance. Here is the Situation. We are in California. Our lease ended with tenant who is mexican and they moved out of the house. We went inside and found missing and broke...
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I just started reading "Profit First" by Mike Michalowicz. It looks to be a simplified method of cash management. Does anyone here use this with their BRRRR deals? If so can you share your experience with it?It is eas...
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Hi all, In October of 2025 I opened my own STR PM company. I was laid off by a big PM company and prior to being hired by that company I had already made it a goal to open my own some day. So here I am... Anyway, my c...
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I am currently attempting to refinancing one of my flips that I have decided to make my primary residence. I originally bought it with private money for 80 and borrowed another 80 for the remodel for a total of 160 + ...
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Hi BP'ers I have a goal that I have written down and looked at everyday (saved on my phone as my background screen). I was told to dream so large that it would scare me. As of today here is the goal I am trying to ach...
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I have read that for determining equilibrium a good rule of thumb is to use an avg of somewhere between 7-8 sq ft of self storage per person within the radius you are analyzing. However we all know each market is ver...
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Hi. I recently won the auction.com auction for a property located in Vermont. Closing over the next few weeks. The property was once owned (obviously).... then successfully foreclosed upon by the mortgage company....
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So, I've found a tenant that I like and want to screen them for Credit, background check, etc. What/who is everyone using for these reports. I've looked at Smartmove, but it seems that the potential tenant has to re...