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Hello BP Community!As always I have been soaking up the podcast from BP every chance I get and an interesting question always comes up. It's an easy question but also missed by people starting out. That question is Wh...
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Greetings, I am a second generation Filipino Canadian born and raised in Ontario Canada. I just turned 25 and have been working in commercial building operations for about 3 years My two goals are to become a home own...
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I purchased a duplex built in 1989. It's my first home/investment. Its in an area that today people generally want to live, the other homes are kept in nice condition and new homes are still being built only a few str...
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I am a landlord who lives in one of the three units of the multi-family we own. The second floor unit has its own washer and dryer in the basement that the tenants own and pay the utilities on. Our unit also has a was...
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What are your thoughts on interest only loans for buy and holds? I see the plus as more cash flow, but the downside of no principle paydown. My thought was that increasing cash flow in the growth stage of a portfoli...
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We pay for qualified leads in our area for motivated off-market home sellers. But it seems like the majority of the distressed seller leads that come through are "shopping around" for multiple offers. We may be the 3r...
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I've posted a few articles below which outline the new and most restrictive ("progressive") rental laws in the country, which limit the size of security deposits, non-refundable deposits, and requires giving tenants a...
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I'm trying to get a better idea of what I should replace and what I should just simply paint or otherwise update on basic flips...say ARV is going to be in the low 100s?
I've read that some guys go in and replace win...
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I'm new to real estate and have watched videos and listened to webinars and phones calls from rich dad poor dad and Renatus. Only to find you must pay money and a lot of it after they give you there sales pitch. The...
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Newbie here, about to go live with our first STR. is there a site with some email templates/examples? Initial communications, day of arrival, post stay message, etc?