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I currently do not have any properties and live in central Vermont. As I have combing through potential deals and analysis, I have found that a combination of lack of cashflow, high property taxes, shrinking populatio...
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Hi Everyone,I am new-ish to bigger pockets but this is my first post. have been doing some high level market research and Columbus Ohio stood out. I was drawn in by it’s population growth with potential to keep growi...
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Hi BP!I'm a new investor based in Southern CA and I'm looking to start with SFH or small multi-family (2-4 units) properties to hold and rent long term. I've done a fair amount of research and identified Little Rock, ...
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My goal is to get my first deal (to househack) this year, but if I'm being honest with myself, I know that it won't be before the spring as Q1 at my day job is insanely busy. That said, my shorter term goal is to anal...
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This seems to be a widely held mantra here. If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating. That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii. Probably because it's not true...
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Hi All,
I'd like to start by saying thank you to anyone taking the time to read this post and reply! This is my first post on BiggerPockets. I've been reading financial books on real estate and stock investing. I jus...
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Show 250 with Grant Cardone was very informative and I thought he had a great point when he advised to purchase property in the middle range of the market with rental rates falling between $800 to $1200 to minimize yo...
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I regularly hear people on BP discuss cashflow vs appreciation and which markets deliver on those. There have seen heated debates in this forum, particularly when the "must have cashflow" people are arguing with thos...
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I've heard that there is some kind of deadbeat database that big property management companies use to look up if their prospect applicants are on it or not. I can't find a database like this that small landlords like ...
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Morning BiggerPockets community!I hope everyone is doing well and thriving. I am currently on the market to purchase my first investment property which will be a STR and am extremely excited to finally jump in!With th...