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Happy Saturday Bigger Pocket's Fam,
Hope you are all well. I am new to this platform and real estate investing. I have been reading and doing research and now I am ready to start looking for locations to possibly in...
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All, what is your opinion on rent increase amounts for great tenants?Thanks!Jared
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It is official. Today is my 32nd birthday and I did not achieve my goal that I set back in January to close on an 8-20 unit apartment building.I will not be celebrating my birthday this year. No parties. No travels. N...
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This article was posted by WMC TV 5 in Memphis:http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/27175888/mothe...To sum it up, this woman is pregnant with triplets, already has other children and is behind on her rent. This articl...
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Hi,We purchased our first foreclosed house a little over a month ago via auction. My son and son-in-law have been working on the house getting it ready to flip and are about halfway through renovations. The daughter...
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I have a real estate investor friend who needs advice. He has an SFR rental property and discovered after the most recent tenants vacated, that the property was nearly destroyed. Bid for repairs came back at $10K.
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Stephen Covey, famed author of "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," claimed an important habit in achieving success was to "Begin With the End In Mind." This habit in real estate is critical to success of a ven...
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I am bidding on an auction in Miami Dade and Broward County Florida.I know if the bank owns the house, but it is vacant then the unpaid HOA fees will be paid by the bank. If the house is occupied, but the bank still o...
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As many of you know there is so much more that goes into rehabbing a property than can be seen in basic before and after photos. So for my latest rehab I will be creating a few short videos along the way to really hel...