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Greetings from Southeastern MA. I'm new to biggerpockets, and am getting back into RE investing. albeit with some trepidation. In 2009/2010, my wife and I had 13 units spread across 3 different buildings. We did gr...
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Can you give me your pros/cons of having property managers? We are starting to look in some lower income areas and are wanting someone to handle potential problems. Do you keep all your properties with the same manage...
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I have a 3000sqft 7 unit apartment building under contract. Do I need a phase I, how much should it cost and what exactly do they look at? Can I use a residential home inspector instead?
My last flip (see diary here) finally wrapped up a month or so ago and is now on the market, so its time to start another. This house is in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in a small town called Waynesville NC. It ...
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Hi folks, I've replaced the old musty cabinets in my cottage rental. It is a small unit that sits on the same property of my house that I live in. I put in Ikea cabinets and was going to put in the cheap laminate P...
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The utility room in one of my rentals is in the center of the house without access to an exterior wall. The dryer vents to the crawl space into PVC pipe. The run is about 15 ft. with a few 90 degree turns. When th...
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Does anyone have any hard data on what annual capital expenses should be in the Midwest such as Indianapolis, Kansas City, Ohio, Alabama, Oklahoma, Nashville, Chicago, Memphis and the like? Before anyone points me to ...
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I am nearing the end of my first non live-in flip and I am trying to finish up the details without totally blowing my budget. I could not find anyone to do a tiled shower base so I bought a pan and tiled the walls. ...
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I have an in wall A/c unit in my personal home, and I'm curious if anybody suggests any type of annual maintenance to keep them running properly? DIY or professional suggestions are both wanted.
The reason I ask is...
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I’m looking at acquiring my first property thanks to Bigger Pockets, and am analyzing a residential 6 unit that was originally built in the late 1800’s. The property looks to be in pretty good shape considering its a...