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In 2021 I started my journey on the road of real estate investing (REI). I was living in Africa full-time and because of the COIVD situation I found myself with a plethora of free time on my hands. Between 2007 and 20...
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Hello BP... I have a rental in Los Angeles that just underwent a special assessment to paint the entire property. I was very happy, as I was breaking even with my numbers, but I was just hit with the $3,600 assessme...
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Just moved to Atlanta, bought my first condo and looking to rent it out! Hoping to find an experienced investor in the area to link and get some knowledge. Looking to buy again next year but first having trouble getti...
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Hello BP, I just started looking for 1 year lease tenants in my duplex over in Northern NJ. It’s been a few weeks of my first unit on the market but I am confident I can find a quality tenant. But when talking to my n...
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What is the best way to learn about simple rehab and construction costs? Are there online resources available? Should I ask contractors I trust to walk me through things?I would really like to learn as much as I can e...
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Hi everyone. Was looking to hopefully get some help from you rehabbers on this possible deal in my near future. It's a 4 bed 3 bath in a fairly nice area in Alabama (but I'm in Georgia!!). The pros are: Great, cute...
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I'm exploring the idea of buying a single-family home in South Austin and turning the garage into a self-contained living space that I would live in and rent out the main house. The idea would be to use that space as ...
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Hey BP - I am soon to close on my first deal! It is a 2800 sf 2-family in the city of Poughkeepsie, NY.There are certain parts of Poughkeepsie I never would have considered, but this is an improving street near the bu...
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Hi, so we have finished our first flip. We have a contract on the house and are set to close on Monday, 4/10.From the beginning we have had tremendous issues with the city inspector when it comes to permits. They have...
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Hi, I've been doing a lot of research in my Area, and the surrounding area, and I have spoken with 3 different landlords who have given me a similar answer to the question above:
Q: "How do you protect agains...