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BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...
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So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...
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In a 2018 video, Ken McElroy said he doesn't do apartment investing anymore. Talked about how it is too hard to make them work with the low cap rates, and instead he builds from the ground up. He's obviously a big nam...
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Ive had about 50 or more inquiries on my rental over the last two weeks. After I pre-screened, Only 5 of them have actually showed up for a showing, and a few filled out the online application that I had to kindly dec...
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Savvy real estate investors often like to buy properties that have problems, which can help us snag a great deal. However... not all problems are good. What are some examples of "problem properties" you would never w...
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I am looking to purchase an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Target price being around 1 million. Most properties I’ve seen are in bad neighborhoods. Mostly east Los Angeles or Crenshaw area. Wondering if this is a s...
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Hi BP community, I just finished listening to Mike Butler's "Landlording on Autopilot" audiobook, and I found his chapter on showing vacant units very interesting. For those that haven't read or listened, he recommend...
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We bought a home in one of the nicer zip codes in our city, in the top school district at what we thought was a deal. We put a significant amount of money into the house and have received excellent feedback on the ren...