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Hi Chicagoland BP community! Under contract for a 3-flat in Logan square/Avondale that I plan to house hack. Any recommendation on home insurance brokers/ companies that folks have recently used? If I understand corre...
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Hi BP!I just wanted to share a mistake I just made. I was checking references, as everyone should! I spoke to the prospective tenant's current landlord. I asked how much he was charging and he asked me the same. I...
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Has anyone used Voice over IP DID numbers to avoid the bandit sign police? I have read that they cannot track you on these numbers.
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I'll be putting in custom kitchen cabinets on a home that I just closed. (Though I may sell it somewhere down the road.)What is your opinion on the style of door used? I have a real bias toward slab-style doors. Somet...
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Hey, so I have a rehab home and I cant decide on the cabinets. We are going for the contemporary look throughout the house but everyone tells me that a 300000$+ home should never have mdf in the kitchen. What is confu...
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I'm trying to find a home (house or condo) that I can buy & rent out the rooms to pay for most of my living expenses (P/I/taxes), so basically my roommates would be paying my rent while I live for free or I put in...
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Any advise for a first time new build? Cost specifically in the San Antonio, TX area and we may build in Levelland, TX as well. Do you get materials at Home Depot or do you use some type of supplier? Trim, doors, fini...
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i closed on my first rental last month. i found a tenant and im looking into insurance. the property is a small 1000 square feet row home in philadelphia. zillow and city have the market value between 47-53k. c...
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My new unit has carpet throughout the entire unit excluding the kitchen (yes even the bathrooms) and of course I have to rip that stuff out. This is my first time replacing floors so my first idea was to go through th...
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Fellow BP'ers,Thanks to the quality of this site, the Bigger Pockets "meet up" that we've formed locally (Mid Cities), and meeting/networking with some great people, my wife and I are closing on our 3rd single family ...