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Hello BiggerPockets community.I have recently have my eyes opened to the opportunities of investing in real estate. I am in the process of saving for a down payment on a property and learning everything there is to kn...
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Hello BP, I would like to celebrate and share my thoughts after 1000 posts and 200 votes, I have gained a lot of experience in looking inside an investor's mind, a knowledge that never occurred to me. It opened me to ...
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Bought my first rental in Feb this year, 4bd, 2ba. There is a family of 6 in there, so I expected the water & sewer bill to be high. I pay the bill since it is my name, which i believe is required in Ma. The te...
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If you do NOT have a management company managing tenants and rent, etc.:1) How do you have a proper lease for your tenants and 2) how do you get them to pay the rent every month? Also, 3) how do you keep maintenance o...
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Hi All,I have a tenant moving out and with that, it is time to replace some very old, single-pane windows and a sliding door. I am pretty sure the windows are not a standard size, and I don't particularly want to go ...
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Hi all, my name is Sam and I joined BiggerPocket after making the decision to become a wholesaler in Michigan. (Tri-city area) I currently live in Midland, MI and I want to connect with wholesalers and real estate inv...
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Has anyone done a neighborhood comparison for atlanta to compare the average rent to purchase price ratio? Or maybe an average return on investment analysis for atlanta neighborhoods? Just curious. Not sure if I am ...
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I'm curious if anyone has tried to deduct the cost for an account on Audible.com or a similar audiobook database subscription on their taxes? Can you justify that there is enough real estate related content to write ...
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The laundromat is very beat up but also very popular. I've never owned before so it is a learning curve, but the cash on cash return is so far phenomenal considering I just stop by every morning to check on the attend...
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Hello all,Brand new to bigger pockets here. I am a part time real estate agent. My full time job has a non traditional schedule and I have several days a week off which allows me enough time to be an effective agent...