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Ok, after being encouraged by Will, at the last Naked Club meeting, I decided to document a recent success I had. Actually, it was the first substantial success I have done, where I was the one completely in charge. ...
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My husband and I bought a rental property in San Antonio in June 2022. Because we live out of state, we decided to use a property management company to help us manage it. We own a couple rentals closer to home in Denv...
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My wife and I recently went on a 48 state, 5 month long road trip across the United States. As real estate investors, STR owners/managers, and real estate agents, we made it our mission to stay in an Airbnb in every s...
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Recently, one of my mobile homes has had several plumbing issues. 1st pipe burst underneath. I fixed it quick with a Sharkbite T. Then a line on the water heater that goes to the PEX also busted. I sent my dad over th...
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I recently completed my first investment purchase - a distressed home via auction.com. The previous owner was in the home when purchased and I have been battling with him in court since early May to get him out of t...
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I have seen a couple of houses with termite test kits, and have thought about getting them for my other rentals (single family homes). Is this a beneficial use of my money? What are the pros and cons?
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Hi,
I bought 1920 house and gut renovated it. Is there any tax deductions for renovating old house?
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I have a 403(k) retirement plan with Fidelity. I talked to them today about using some of my retirement money to start investing in real estate. They said that I need to transfer this money to an IRA then I'll have mo...
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I was interested in a house that was foreclosed on in March of 2020 in Stark County, Ohio. It went to a Sheriff's sale and the Bank ended up buying the property at the starting bid which was 2/3 of the appraised value...
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Hey BP family,I have recently decided that I would like to look into becoming an agent. I would like some specific advice as to how this works. I am looking into becoming licensed in West Virginia and Maryland. I wou...