Hello BP community. I am a newbie to real estate investing and located in the bay area. I am looking for my first deal around Freno, CA area (want to start local). I have spoken to few realtors. 3/2 SFHs are priced ar...
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For the second month in row, my tenants have paid rent 3+ days late. My lease states the following: Shall tenant(s) accounts not be paid in full by 4:00 pm on the 2nd day of the month, a late charge of twenty five dol...
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Just thought I'd share a story for any others out there considering buying a multi-family out-of-state, sight-unseen, from another BP member who markets and manages properties.I found a deal on the BP Marketplace in t...
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I am a very busy medical professional working in emergency medicine. I have been investing heavily in the stock market with good success but have always been intrigued by real estate investing for passive income with ...
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I’m very curious why investors prefer to work with wholesalers vs brokers/real estate agents. Especially if the wholesaler work with agents and have to split commission cost plus pay the wholesaler. Right now many dea...
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Hello BP community,I have a questions that I am looking to get an answer to : how would you invest $200k cash in real estate in order to maximize return on investment. All input is welcome.Thanks,
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Good morning BF. Been looking to get in the game for a little while now and ran across a potential investment by pure luck.Was originally looking at single family residential to start out with rentals.Commercial deal ...
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I was on my way to check out a neighborhood for a potential property and I happened to see all of the new development in the Sharpstown area surrounding Houston Baptist University. On top of the new commercial develop...
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Hello,I am a new investor looking to make my first commercial RE investment. After working with an agent of a little over a year, I have been unable to find a suitable investment property as most in my area are which...
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This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...