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Hello BP! My name is Luke and I live in Madison WI, previously from Stevens Point, WI. I have been dreaming of owning a rental property for many, many years. I’ve always thought about rentals as an ongoing paycheck a...
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Hello all. First time poster here, although I have been a lurker for a few months now. I need some advice on scaling my business.
Aside from my primary residence, I currently own two single-family houses. One of the ...
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Hi all,Looking at Huntsville as a potential OOS opportunity and came across this crime map. Wondering how accurate it is. Probably Looking for at least "B" neighborhoods. Which colors in this map would correspond to B...
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I am new to the forum after reading a lot of valuable posts. I have a question on what my desired rental income should be (including my own 'rental' costs for living in the property) and the applicability of the 2% an...
Hello BP. I'm currently analyzing the Birmingham and Huntsville markets and would like some feedback from investors or professionals who have done business there within the last few years. My research indicates that...
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I've read on here that many people think renting to college students is more challenging than renting to non-college students. Is this due to the turnover every year? I know they will be hard on the property and dama...
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Hi Folks,My name is Avi, and I have previous experience with buying 2 rental properties in the past, along with working in property management for several years. I have recently started a real estate company with a fr...
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Hello all,
My name is Eric and I am from Berkley Michigan. My wife and I are in our early thirties with a one year old girl. We have discussed and agree that long term rentals are the path we want to go down. I have ...
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I own a duplex in a small town in Wisconsin (30 miles west of Madison). I bought it and owner occupied it for 2 years, and then moved back into Madison. In any case, I've been debating doing a condo conversion and s...
Hi Everyone,My Name is Ryan and I am from the Madison WI area,I currently own a duplex that I bought just over two years ago as an owner occupied property. For this loan, my first mortgage, I did only have to put dow...