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Hello BP Crew,We recently had a contractor in Montgomery, AL go look at some potential properties we were going to bid on and one we had a contract on. He never mentioned charging us for anything and we just asked hi...
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Hello all,
I've reached out to a few folks individually but wanted to start a thread on this as well. I'm an investor from the NYC area and recently took a trip out to Lehigh Valley, PA to get a feel for Allentown an...
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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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I'm a newbie and have recently purchased 3 properties, all townhomes in Utah. Two are in southern Utah and will be vacation rentals which will cash flow really well. My third is a long term rental in northern Utah tha...
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Hello, All! First off, thanks for any advice that I can get. I am learning as much as I can but there is so much to all of this. My wife and I have been discussing what we can do to leverage some of our money and di...
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I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
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This is basically an information gathering post, some things I've been turning over in my head. I've got a few clients considering new construction and I've connected with an architect/builder firm so I have a good f...