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Hey BP fam!In 2025 what strategies are you utilizing to source off market deals? I'm located in Austin, TX and here are a few of my strategies. Let's grow together.
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Hello All,I am beginning my journey into real estate and investment next month with my state's licensing course and exam. I already have a broker lined up. My mom has been the secretary for a broker for the past 30+ y...
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There seems to be a disconnect here, to me having even one rental property is a business. It seems some BP just seem to treat rentals as investments and not really a business. So I am debating using Quickbooks or so...
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This month the Indianapolis Council is to consider City Council General Ordinance No. 215. This proposal will require/mandate that all Landlords accept Section 8 vouchers and be subject to rules that go along with th...
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Hi All- The tenant was evicted in 2018, she says she fell I’ll buy repaid the arrears. I will be confirm that. For past three years, she is staying with relatives. He credit score is marginal. She has social sec incom...
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Hi all,Thanks as always for any help and advice. Tenants are experiencing heavy condensation. Walls are damp to touch, and some clothes are now moldy. Apparently this has occurred for a couple months since winter bega...
Hi everyone. Shelby County, mostly Memphis, has a tax sale coming up. It's online at https://www.civicsource.com/map?saleType=TaxSale&s...I've done some data mining and created a more user-friendly map with more ...
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Hey All,I am having some trouble understanding how DTI is calculated and it seems that the different lenders I have talked to are telling me different information.I have 1 year of landlord experience renting half my d...
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Hi Everyone,My husband and I closed our very first rental property two months ago. ( WHOO!!! ) I waited two months to write this post so I can share some of our experience as first- time landlords. We started looking...
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I closed on a duplex in Buffalo, NY last week. The house (both upper and lower) was vacant, in great shape as the owner had done some minor updates to the flats. The numbers look great on paper and the rents I plan to...