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I've only been in this business a few years, but have purchased a lot of deals. Mostly from motivated homeowners, and bank foreclosures, which I understand and expect many of those to be in bad condition. But lately...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 13, 2020)
Not since the 1960s has the United States experienced social upheaval like it is experiencing today. We have protests, an upcoming national election, and a massively divide...
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A Happy New Year to the BiggerPockets Community!While I wait with baited breath for Brian Burke's annual market analysis for the coming year...(His 2016 analysis: Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table...
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Hi everyone, I want to start a discussion/ survey on what problems you have or may have had when working with an agent. So that I can try to avoid these issues when working with my own clients and improve the process.
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Hello Everyone!I am closing on my first rental property (SFR) next week and I plan on self-managing. It is also worth mentioning that I plan to acquire five additional SFR's by year end and to continue to scale up fr...
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Hear me out... people keep talking about how they're making their own website, using direct booking software, etc. But 3 major potential negatives come to mind
1. No protection. If a guest damages something, or trash...
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Inflation has only dropped my .1% and Feds are ready to do whatever it takes to drop that. I have been hearing on the streets that interest rates could* go to 12%+. That would be pretty scary heading into a full on re...
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I will be closing on a 4 plex apartment building this month. Each unit in the building needs new windows and could use some updates to the kitchen and needs new carpet. IRS rules require that repairs, when done as par...
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Has anybody out there seen a nuts and bolts spreadsheet or calculator comparing investing in syndications versus owning a rental property over the long term? Before I spend a week creating it, I'm hoping to get a hea...
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Hey everybody. I have a question, my current landlord needs to do some repairs to the ceiling. Long story short the ceiling has had a leak for over a month now to the point that it Will need to be completely demoed an...