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I have noticed that direct mail is not nearly as responsive as it used to be back in 2015 and before. Atleast for me it hasn’t been and I have heard from others as well. Meanwhile, cold calling is a great marketing te...
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To many people the idea of being constantly watched and monitored may not seem like anything new. Minorities, in general, have never been so trusting of the powers that be to think that they wont abuse said power in t...
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Economic Update
(Monday, May 31, 2021)
The one place that's rip-roaring in our economy is the housing market. In fact, home prices are accelerating, as the Case-Shiller 20-City Index shows. Year-on-year gains rose ...
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Hi,
Hope you are all doing well. I am posting on this forum for advise on marketing / selling a current real estate deal.
My partner and I recently bought a fix and flip property in Dallas, TX. We purchased it as o...
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I had an idea the other day, and I was just trying to touch base to see how other people feel about it, basically it entails, having a friend or partner low ball a property harshly that way when you give your offer (w...
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I have a dilemma I would like to pose to the crowd. I have a sf rental in Florida with professional management in place that charges 8% per month. I have four homes with them. Three have been steady without any rea...
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Has anyone had luck using Furnished Finder to book extended stays (over 30 days)? I'm transitioning several STR properties to month-to-month in a desirable downtown Kansas City, MO location. I decided to give Furnishe...
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Hi guys,Can you please help me out?Ive been struggling with figuring out what to do. I have been putting 18K into my 401K for the last 4 years and now have 100K in it. Ive been thinking that may be I should instead be...
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Hi everyone! I'm new to bigger pockets but I'm not new to real estate investing. For the past 4 years I've been focused full-time on the niche of pre-existing non-conforming land parcels and/or land that is consider...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...