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The coolest part of BiggerPockets is its ability to connect like-minded individuals who share a passion for real estate investing. While it's easy to join your local REIA to connect with those around you, what if you ...
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Key Points:
-Keep the utilities in your name and bill back to the long-term tenants.
-Hire out lawn care and snow removal... or DIY.
-Insurance costs will decrease when transitioning from homeow...
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Did some snooping, LOTS of info on LLC and Umbrella policies.....
Honestly still cant pick which one is the better (no one seems to agree), but recently was suggested to try a trust....
The lady mention her parents d...
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Through a bit of reading and research, I am gathering that it is much easier to break into RE investment if you already own a home. I would like to know what your thoughts are on this, and also how some of you were ab...
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I recently rented out a single family rental. They have moved in and are asking me about the mailbox key. I told them they would need to go to USPS. However they are upset by this because USPS is charging $85 to give ...
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Hey BP family,
I'm here in Jackson, MS and I've acquired contracts on 6 properties for $250k which we are marketing package deal for only $234k and they are already rented producing $61,680 yearly which at my calcula...
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Hello BP,My wife and I recently purchased a duplex in a great neighborhood in Albany. When we bought the property we inherited a tenant in her 80's and she has lived there for over 40 years. The property had been in...
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Hi BP,
Its been a while since I posted here. I have been learning a lot from all of you. :)
Here is what bothers me now. I bought a duplex in Sacramento 6 months ago. Since we put a new tenant in on the unit (the ot...
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My game plan is I am aggressively saving $600 a month and I have two other people a good friend and a family member also saving similarly. We plan to start an LLC together and buy a property around $40-$50k by end of ...
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Hello. I recently took over an apartment building and It had a vaguely marked no pet building policy. I have some leases that say it is a pet friendly building and some leases that say it is a pet free building. I cur...