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So today I spent most of my day driving around my area looking for FSBO's, but in a 4 hour time spand I found 16 abandoned homes. I wrote down the addresses. Now as I hear we are suppose to go through the county asses...
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Hello, my name is Shaun. I live in Buffalo, NY. In the past I have been to "guru" seminars, read the typical books, yet done nothing more than kick a few tires. I am at that exciting point many of you once were, ti...
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I just wanted to get on here and bounce some ideas off of those who have any experience with the rent-by-room House Hacking method. What are some successes or failures you have had using this strategy? How can I feel ...
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Hi all,Just getting started on this real estate investment journey. I've decided to focus on rental properties as my 'niche'. I continue to go back and forth on whether to focus on single-family or multi family units ...
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I’m still in the learning phase of real estate investing. What do you pay for property management and how many units? Should I manage my own properties just starting out? Thanks!
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Hello,I work at a small private equity firm in Boston formed in 2021. We have 7 buildings in Boston with 201 doors. I helped with the acquisition of all of these buildings. We previously outsourced all of our property...
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I saw an excellent piece of advice in our Official BiggerPockets Facebook Group today. "I created an operating procedures manual. Details all vendors, bills, banking setup, tenant details, current outstanding projects...
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I bought a duplex for 128k when the market suggested 140k. I have an amazing renter for 6 more months. Before I stopped thinking about real estate investing and starting applying action, I made some decisions I may ha...
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Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...