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What are the pros and cons to hiring some one to fix your repairs vs learning to fix them yourself?
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Hey everyone, just thought I would run this by you guys and see what your thoughts are. I came across a foreclosure that was on the market for $35K. It was a 1999 28x60 on a basement and 1 acre of land in the city s...
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I got this message from my PM today:
"The resident in unit 3 has not paid his monthly rent and owes $50 for last month. I just spoke with him on the phone and he said that a couple years back someone had used his so...
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I thought some of you might find this interesting...
I've been watching the Vanilla Ice Project, which for those of you who don't know it's a show that follows former 90's rapper Vanilla Ice (Rob Van Winkle) as he an...
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Thirteen years ago today, @Joshua Dorkin created BiggerPockets. Sick of not finding the information he needed to properly invest in real estate, he was tired of making mistakes. Google wasn't much help, bringing back ...
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With the likelihood that a Fall COVID outbreak will force schools to close and adapt a virtual teaching platform parents will incur the cost of time and lost wages to supervise and teach their children. I understan...
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Hi everyone, look. I am going to become a host on airbnb, so, trying to set up the house for guests, and I need to know which smart locks are reliable. I found this thread herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/...
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I once read (or heard) that everyone should have at least 7 different forms of passive income. Other than real estate, What are some of you doing to create passive income?
I currently own and opperate a small vendin...
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I have installed laminate flooring in 3 homes now. I am talking about the type of flooring that looks like wood planks, but it is actually a type of pressed micro-board material (something to that effect). I am a hu...
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It might just be me but I'm very leery in trusting people... especially if I've only every interacted with them online. This might be due to my current career in IT as we are trained to not trust ANYTHING online. Ho...