seems like i'm getting less emails on replies in topics that i've posted in, and less new topics to comment in as well...does anyone else think it looks like activity has slowed down a bit lately? i could be wrong, b...
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Two years ago I flipped an old home located in the same small town I live in. I had new chimney liners and caps and a new roof put on. Shortly after the sale, the buyers called me to ask about water coming in around...
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I had to rent out my place to help my mom after my dad became ill then passed away. The point is that sort of thing caused me to get swamped, and I never intended to rent. So filing is new. I want to get it done ...
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After many hours of networking and burning up the phones with local wholesalers the writing was on the wall that if I want to get the volume of deals done that I expect for this year, that I was going to have to find ...
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I'm so tired of my fax/printer/scanner
I wrote a blog a while back on how irritating my fax/printer/scanner really is.
I started researching some different internet fax services. The idea to me is great, the prices...
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What do you think the future holds for cities, regions, and states that are on the "decline"?
Some of your more basic examples include cities like Toledo and Detroit - the Rust Belt.
From an investment perspective, ...
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Hello BP community! I am a new RE investor. There is a multiplex apartment building in my neighborhood where drug dealing and prostitution is occurring. My neighbors and I have called the police etc. The owners of the...
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I was thinking about the assumption that the cap rate will expand by 20 basis points in a 5 year period in a syndication I’m considering. From 4.5% at acquisition to 5.5% upon predicted exit. I was asking myself if it...
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We just served a long-term and problematic tenant with a three day notice to quit for non-payment of rent, she was shocked and appalled to be served a summons by a Marshall.
She was especially mad because as she tho...
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Hey BP Community,My wife and I live in Korea and leverage borrowed money, often hundreds of thousands of dollars worth, from our tenants at 0% interest to purchase undervalued properties. Sound outrageous? Read on.[I'...