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My wife and I have been saving for our first flip, and we are finally ready to take the next step! I have a long history in the carpentry field, and plan to do most of the renovations myself, unless it makes more fina...
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I'm new to the site and new to the real estate investment world. I have 1 investment property that I bought and lived in and now rent it out. I'm looking to get another investment property and make sure I won't get in...
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Hello BP!I am researching property management fees and just spoke with an agent who claimed property fees in the Smokey Mountain TN area (typically STR's) were typically 20-30% of rental income. This seemed wild compa...
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Can a Florida realtor receive a referral fee from a New York realtor or broker? I reside and work in Florida and have an extensive network in New York in which I will be referring real estate deals to a broker up the...
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I'm looking to get into flipping houses. I'm a first timer. I've done some research on dohardmoney, other hard money lenders, and I've thought about going through a traditional loan through a mortgage company. I'm ...
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I would like to invest some money in rich uncles while I am waiting to get enough together to buy my next rental has anybody heard of these guys and could you give me any advice Thanks
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Hi all,I have a friend who's a designer and helped me set up my beautiful space.She is now attached to the STR and wants to cohost with me. I am managing it long distance as I live in Northern California and she lives...
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Hello, I thought this may be the best section within the forums to post this.I'm located in Fresno/Clovis CA and I've been working on getting my first deal - whether it's a rental, fix/flip, wholesale, seller financed...
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I'm trying to decide what's the best route to take. I've listed the info below on property, but my lender needs all the below fixed in the next week to stay on track to closing. I was expecting to fix these i...
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Hey BP World!Like the title says, which is better, a VA or real assistant you see semi-regularly. Here's the backstory...I recently got serious into REI. Started my education 9 months ago when I realized renting out m...