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I had an inquiry today from someone interested in buying a condominium in the Pigeon Forge area to rent out. I am going to put this as bluntly as possible: Condominiums in the Smokies are not good investments. They a...
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The fact that we are novice in this business will shine through in this post. We purchased our first investment property as a foreclosure on 9/2/16. The idea was a BRRR approach. On top of the $65k price tag, we put...
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Hi every one . As an ew member i am just exploring the opportunities in rental single / multi family homes. working full time HVAC contractor i visit different homes on daily basis. i listened to bigger pocket pod ca...
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I am in the process of screening potential tenants. I just listed my property on FB Marketplace and was bombarded with multiple inquiries about showing the property. This was unexpected and I did not have processes in...
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I recently pulled my credit report to find an address I have never lived at or even applied to rent at. The person in the home did not answer the door when I rang the door bell. What do I do? I posted a notification t...
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Does anyone share the frustrating, extremely challenging, deplorable, never-ending paperwork requirements, over the top digging - into your personal finances, just basically a harrowing, disgusting experience of tryin...
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There are several methods of screening applications at scale and avoiding the time-wasters. One of them is charging an application fee. While this can serve to filter out some non-serious applicants, it can also pre...
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Hi BP Community,
I posted my rental 13 days ago and have not had many serious candidates. Unless hiring a listing agent, any ways to boost my leads? I posted on Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads and Apartments.com. I will be...
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What is the best way to establish your rent rate? I am looking to put my property on the market but I am not sure where I even start with establishing what the rent should be. Any suggestions? zip code is 92106
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Hello BP fam,
I have a couple questions as I’m actively working on purchasing my first investment.
I asked about a FHA 203 k loan pre-approval and he just gave me the run around about how I’ll pay more with that l...