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I had a prospective tenant call me the other day, who seemed very excited about a house I have for rent. In the process of telling me she was interested she told me she was taking her current land lord to court becau...
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Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community. On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler. The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...
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I am in the process of starting a short term rental consulting company offering the services of str marketing strategies, how to manage your own rental, how to find the right property management company, finding the r...
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I'm in a bit of a pickle on closing right now. I was under contract for a duplex for $165K "as-is, where-is" but on the home inspection, we discovered a leaking pipe in the bathroom which was flooding the bathroom/ad...
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I'm looking to purchase a STR in Galveston. I'm a real estate broker and I live in Pearland. I've run some numbers and seems as though it's a great opportunity to get some decent cash flow and personal enjoyment. B...
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This is my first rental and I thought I have found very good tenants...But I'm concerned about this list of "problems" I'm getting from my tenants. The lease started from beginning of April but tenants didn't actually...
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Hey everybody,
I am entering the final year of my undergraduate education this fall and am hoping to embark on my first real estate investment upon graduation. A major obstacle standing in my way is the amount of stu...
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I had a tenant text me this morning telling me that they moved out of the property last month. There was no prior communication of the tenant vacating. The lease was a 5 year lease and each year was guaranteed unles...
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Please contact a real estate attorney before purchasing a zombie foreclosure. This is a complex strategy that requires the right expertise.What is a zombie foreclosure?I would define it as a property that has been ab...
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Hello Pocketiers!
Another newbie from Milwaukee (a.k.a MILL-E-WAH-QUE according to Wayne's World:))
I am finally sending out my intro post after many months of reading and listening to the excellent podcasts and jus...