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Do you guys only buy in good areas?Does anybody buy in bad areas or below average areas?For instance, property is close to "druggies " area....An appraiser came to a unit and there is a passed out tenant on the couch....
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Hello BP Experts!I could really use your advice. I am purchasing my first rental property near Huntsville, Alabama through a turnkey provider. It's a 2001 home in a great school district with solid numbers. Unfortun...
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Hi BP Community,My business partner and I live in Houston, Texas but for various reasons have been investing in Montgomery Alabama. We recently sold our first flip in Montgomery, AL - managing the process from 670 mi...
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Hey there!My name is Tyler and I live in eastern New Mexico. I've been purchasing buy & hold properties in Oklahoma City over the course of the last year, but am considering transitioning towards flipping in Amari...
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Hello all. I am a newbie in REI and planning on using Direct mail for marketing. For direct mail marketing, what size postcard is appropriate? Should I use 3.5 X 5 or 4.25 X 6? Thanks in advance.
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tenant informed he painted the house and wants to pay half the rent (400 not 800). He reminded me that when he moved in last year I said if he paints i will reduce rent, but never said how much. This was to be a disc...
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Hey everyone, Brandon suggested I post a little about my first rehab that I just started working on. So here goes! Please comment with any design/rehab ideas or on the bolded questions in the picture captions belo...
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Hello all,The subject line may be a bit overdramatized...but maybe not? Just listed a finished rehab on Apjones last week. It’s not the greatest and nicest ever, but it’s solid and was decently priced. A bit on the h...
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I placed an order with Open Letter Marketing yesterday. I have seen some good feedback about the service on this forum. Has anyone used this service or have you tried direct mail in the past?I have sent out a couple r...
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Hi guys,I have a question about the tenant who lives in one of my rentals in Phoenix. I told her I want a long term tenant because I dont want to change tenants every year or so... She was ok with that, but we did onl...