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I'm in my mid-50's and just getting started RE investing (haven't yet bought my first investment property). I'm feeling pressure to scale up cash flow quickly because of my age -- so I'm considering jumping right int...
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Need advice. I received an offer on my primary residence. The buyer is asking that I carry 10% ($69k) for 5 years at 5%. The offer is a "lowball" offer and we both know that a more realistic sales price is $750k. (He ...
People of Bigger Pockets, First off, I'd like to say thank you to Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner for this fun and informative site. Also, if any of you have not listened to the podcasts they put out, I would urge y...
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Hi, I am trying to put togetger a performa for an STR. What are your monthly costs outside Mortgage, would love to see numbers. I want to make sure I am not forgetting anything. This STR will be in Sevier County TN so...
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Two years in the making - one year late and we have our 1st STR just outside Breckinridge CO. We chose to go with Evolve vaction rentals because of the low cost, low hassle and professional recommendations. So far so ...
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Hi everyone. I’ve been researching STRs in the Smokey’s for a solid 8 months now. I owned a small business and sold it in March of this year leaving me with some cash to reinvest into something else. We own a few SFH ...
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I bought my two investment properties about 8 years ago and at that time hadn’t heard of Th e 2% rule. When I recently learned of it, I went and did the math. Each of my properties falls between 1.3 and 1.6%. I’m wond...
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I closed on May 26th sight unseen (covid viewing limitations) and after inspection of the property I determined that I would need to fix up several parts of the home to make it rentable. Currently, there is no heat or...
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Hello everyone,I've been deliberating whether to purchase a vacation home, with the intention to run it as a short term rental preferably within 2-5 hours from Los Angeles where I live. I can not identify a vacation ...
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Hello, and thank you in advance for reading this! I am a dentist, looking to get into self-storage as an owner/operator. I own two dental offices, so I have business experience, but no self storage experience. My g...