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Hi Everyone,
I am new to BP and real estate investing in general but have been following some large (8 units+) MFDs in some rough areas of Newark and Jersey City with numbers that sound good and am wondering ...
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It's been a while since I have posted, as like you, I have been busy. I wanted to get some of your thoughts on the recent changes that VRBO / Homeaway have made, which forces property owners to use their online bookin...
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What tools, software, or other programs does everyone use to manage/operate their short-term rentals?I have purchased and (mostly) set up my first STR property and getting to the point where I am looking at various pr...
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I found a house in the Youngstown, OH area - one of the better parts of town for $9k. The home needs about $10k in work and the comps in the neighborhood range from $33,300 to $64,900.
If I pay cash for the home and ...
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I own and self manage several properties in Hawaii via VRBO and AirBnB. I've never had any major problems but i've recent incident that caused me to make an adjustment to all my rental agreements going forward.I had ...
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I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
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A couple of years ago I purchased two 'Turn Key' properties from a company called Return on Rentals. I purchased the properties at the Investor Summit in Las Vegas (red flag alert I know). For those of you that are no...
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Has anyone used the company SEOMEETSREI for backlink services? I found them on the Investor Carrot website as one of their preferred vendors.
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Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...