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Hi all,
I'm new and found the bigger pockets after reading "How to Invest in real estate" book from Brandon and Josh. Very good book, thank you both for writing it!
I started long ago with no education in real esta...
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Think of it this way:If stabilized operations presume 5% physical vacancy, then if you could squeeze 2x the income from 5% of the units in the community, you could effectively "erase" the entire 5% vacancy.This is the...
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Can some of the seasoned and newbies share some insight how they have automated their business, I'm looking for ways to grow without hiring another person on at this point. We're looking to expand and grow but have ha...
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I'm interested in tapping into the creative expertise here at BP. My Atlanta market is very crowded with investors with deep pockets, clamoring buyers working this market even from China and Australia as well as ...
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Considering all things related to landlording, how much time do you spend per month per property?
If you own multiple properties, please disregard economies of scale and try to estimate how much time you would spend ...
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Hi all,I've read articles online about how if done right, hiring a bunch of subcontractors and managing your own projects is cheaper and more cost effective. From what I've read, general contractors only do what they ...
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My wife just opened a self directed IRA account with Quest Trust Company. She was told by the attorney that Quest won’t allow her to be the manager of LLC. Attorney said that most other custodians allow that. I got gr...
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Hi everyone! I'm a newbie and excited to start my real estate journey. My goal for real estate investing is purely cash flow. I'm looking to purchase my first rental property in 2019 and was wondering if I should focu...
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I am remodeling a small kitchen (70 SF) I have on a house I have under contract right now. The kitchen is old and dingy, and I wanted to change it out so that we can add a dishwasher to the space (there currently isn'...
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Howdy BP Nation!
I'm fed up with the poor response times, the high expenses, and generally poor ROI (time and money) on using a professional property manager on one of my SFRs, so I'm planning on going to self-manage...