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Good afternoon everyone! My name is Alton Shady and I am a new investor in the Tampa Bay area. I live in Pasco county, and am looking to build my business in the greater Tampa Bay Area. I have been listening to the Bi...
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Hey friends, I thought I'd drop a quick post and introduce myself. I just closed on a Duplex in Carolina Beach, NC a couple weeks ago that I'll be house hacking and Airbnb'ing the other unit! This is my first property...
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I got this letter from Airbnb and my property manager has also reached out to me. I own legal STRs in Maui that are zoned and taxed accordingly. The county is now considering banning STRs altogether due to rise in ill...
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Hello friends! We have had a lot of success with meetups in the past and would like to fire up a new network group in Columbus Oh!
We would center each meetup with a strategy session and rotating guests.....sandwiche...
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I have my loan set up to buy my first property. I live in St. Louis, MO but my property will be in Destin, FL. There are so many online tools/services to choose from for running the business that it can be overwhelmin...
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Hello BP!Just got my first duplex this year and starting to learn the game more. I was wondering ways how you guys save money on taxes? Do you do it yourself or hire a tax professional? I just watched a recent Bo call...
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What meetups do you guys recommend for apartment building investing? We sponsor multifamily deals, and I would love to connect with local sponsors and investors. I want to start our own meetup eventually, but I'd like...
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I have never done a shortsale flip but I have four that are close to happening. My title company does know how to do a double close but they are telling me they can only do the flip if the end buyer is using cash or ...
I'm looking to take a poll on your work/office space. Let me give you a quick background on my thoughts, desires and needs and then ask about your set-up:
I'm planning on setting up an LLC and working my way from bi...
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We're newbies, who live around the corner from a home that was bought new 10 years ago but is now in foreclosure: a. on an HOA debt of about $8,000, currently set for June 20 auction (but, the HOA atty says, "we can m...