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Hi! I am pondering the idea of starting a short term rental management company. After doing some research, I realized that some states require a license in order to be a property manager. How are people getting around...
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Tenants on Section 8 clearly have limited income. Are Baltimore, MD Landlords waiving security deposits or doing some other alternate arrangement to get tenants in? I notice with the large inventory of great properti...
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Hey everyone, I am pondering opening a separate bank account for each property or one for all. Would love to hear some best practices and lessons learned. Thank you Mike
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Hi BP Community,
I’m excited to join and start my journey in real estate investing. I’ve been reading Brandon Turner’s book on the subject and am nearing the end. Eager to begin, I have a few questions and would appr...
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Hi BP,I am a multifamily real estate investor in the state of Illinois. The majority of my properties are right across the river from St. Louis in the Madison County, IL area. I'd like to start expanding my business o...
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So... We have a great diversification in the BP community, So I ponder... What is your favorite strategy for purchasing real estate? What method do you personally prefer to use, in order to gain control of a property?...
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Hey all,So, I'm looking to sure up the financing on a deal and I am pondering using loanguys.com to deal with financing. Has anyone ever worked with Loan Guys before and what was your experience like?Thanks so much!
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I have pondered this post more than a few times just because it is a little bit scary to "come out of the closet" as an airb&b host in this city. Folks are so "passionate" about str's right now I am afraid they ar...
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What are your favorite places to find vendors? (Cleaners, handyman, etc.)
Here's my top 3 places, but curious if anyone had any others they can share!
1. Thumbtack.com
2. Referrals & Facebook Groups
3. Google
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Anyone else just go ahead and purchase their own wide-angled lensed professional camera? I would always start by hiring a professional photographer when listing a new place. However, I would like to keep my listing up...