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Hello - I'm looking to start my short term rental business and am considering buying a property in Ocean City MD. It's a 2 bed 2 bath condo, beach front in midtown. In doing some 3rd Party research through sites like ...
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- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
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I’m a small time investor, have been a landlord for my 4 units for the last 8 years and I’m also an entrepreneur. I’m reaching out to BP’ers who have a lot more experience than I and can offer some sound unbiased advi...
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We are LTR folks and we recently stayed at an STR in Austin, TX on a getaway. The pictures of the STR were deceptive and the house was dirty (we found dip, a used pregnancy test on the floor by bathroom trashcan, floo...
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Hi guys,I would like to ask about your opinions and views about the following strategy.Let us assume that I am a high income individual with full time job and I want to invest in Manhattan where prices are just ridicu...
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Hello everyone!
This is my first post and excited to be part of the BP movement! My life was turned upside down exactly 2 weeks ago when my wife said that she will be getting laid off in the next 3 months.
Inst...
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Hi everyone. We're just starting out in real estate investing. It's something I never considered before, since real estate where I live is so expensive that the thought of buying a second house just seems impossible. ...
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This would be my first venture into real estate so I'm not sure how to go about figuring out if this will work.I would like to build new houses to rent.I'm unable to do any of the labor and quite a bit short on cash.H...
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- In 2015, my partners and I started our company and completed 2 single family flips. The first one we used day labor, handymen, a few licensed subs and lots of our own labor, all financed by personal loans and credit...
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Hi,Today, I saw there are many listings in Joshua tree, Twentynine palms, yucca valley, etc.I know real-estate market is slow. However if they do good STR business, then there is no reason for them to sell their house...