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I’m curious about utility optimization. Particularly to heating. My apartment building is in Maine and is a Buy and Hold/House Hack. It is common practice for landlords in the area to include heating and hot water as...
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When I started my own investing journey toward my Time Freedom Point I did a lot of research and watched a lot of HGTV. I quickly found residential real estate investing to be my calling and flipping was not something...
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I've never done a flip before. Some things are obvious, like baseboards, drywall, and cabinets have to be done before painting. Does flooring have to be done before painting? I assume everyone can work at the same tim...
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Hi there - I am starting out in real estate investing and am trying to build a portfolio of rentals that can produce enough cash flow for me to eventually leave my job and make real estate my main job. I have been goi...
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Hello all, the process of BiggerPockets has been a pleasure thus far and I am genuinely looking forward to the future as a member! I have decided to register here for several reasons, and they are as follows; graduat...
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Hello!I am quite new to the real estate world and find myself in a position where I can live and work (remotely) from anywhere in the USA. I am pre-approved to ~1.2 million but can realistically only put down ~100k. I...
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I am giving a speech to a group of investors/new wholesales and I wanted to get some case studies from outside sources.I never found that finding deals or finding money was the hard part it was having to stress about ...
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Hello again BP family I’ve come to once again to ask for advice. I currently have an apartment property here in Queens NYC, that has tenants moving out Wednesday. the apartment has no mortgage on it and I’m debating w...
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Hi BP,I guess this is a few weeks in but figured I'd open up and introduce myself in the BP forums as I just jumped in, got active in the threads, but never formally introduce myself. My name is Kyle Cabral and I am ...
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I have 10 SF and MF rentals in several areas, my concerns are with Cape Coral and Memphis. I use property managers in both places. I feel like I’ve seen a few recent issues and curious what other investors have seen.1...