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What would you suggest? If you had 150,000 free to invest in rental/buy and hold properties. You could purchase perhaps 1 or 2 houses free and clear with money.
or
You could take that same amount and leverage them...
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BP community, I'm in need of advice from seasoned STR property managers. I have been in the STR game for about 3 years now. Just recently I acquired another STR, this one out of state from where I live.The property I'...
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I live in Illinois where it is not airbnb friendly. I am thinking of getting STR in Indiana within 1 hr driving distance from Illinois. I am looking for a property in a good but relatively affordable neighborhoods lik...
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I think they call them "Karens"? Perhaps 10 am is too early of a check out time?
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Hey guys,
Just this morning I got news from the contractors that the bedrooms in the last unit of my 3 unit property needs complete gut job and is gonna end up costing me $2,000.
Not a good way to start the morning....
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I remember visiting one of my friends here who is also an investor. I was in a meeting with him and the whole time I was there his phone rang. Mine probably hadn't rang all day. That experience made me realize how I s...
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Bigger Pocket Community,
I need advice from rent-by-the-room owners and Texas lawyers.
Quick introduction. I own a property in Austin (3 Bed 2 Bath). I was doing LTR but decided to renovate to do STR. To pay for the...
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Hi All, I'm interested in shipping container homes in the Austin TX and surrounding area. Have you built one? Do you know of anyone who has? I'd love to explore ideas about container homes or container apartment compl...
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Hey guys! My name is Ian Hill and I recently moved to the Dallas/ Fort Worth area about 5 months ago. I stumbled upon real estate investing from a YouTube video and got "The Bug". I've started studying different strat...
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[/b]Good day Bp,
So i took my course about 2-3 month and passed my course test , completed the fingerprint process,and went ahead to apply for approval through the DBPR. as I was caught up in the moment (excited...