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Greetings BP’ers! Over the last few years I’ve done some “career hacking” to find a better work/life balance for myself. Well I’ve achieved that goal after 7 years! I’ve gotten things to where I can work from anywhe...
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Hello,My name is Matthew. I have on and off over the past 8 years thought about getting into real estate investing, but often - like many it seems - felt like the timing wasn't quite right. I admittedly still feel s...
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New tenant in for three weeks already has 3 cats and cat damage. I posted a lease violation, they say the cats are gone. Don't know what should be done about the damage/horrible odor.2nd tenant with no pet policy ha...
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Hi my name is Shaun
I'm a rookie in my rental property journey. I would like to gain as much knowledge and wisdom as I can to become a wise successful investor. Throughout this journey I hope to meet a mentor(s) who ...
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Hey everyone! First time posting here, but I've been researching STR for a while. Planning to invest sometime in the near future. Wanted to get some feedback on whether it's wiser as a rental property newbie to inv...
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Comment below if you're monitoring the forums for: Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Front Royal, Rockingham County, Warren County, Virginia wine country, Staunton, Waynesboro, Shenandoah National Park, Massanutten Resort, M...
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Hi Fellow investors,Me and my wife are under contract for our first property listed as a SHF with 4 BDs 2 BATH, 5 minutes from garden of the gods driving. The property also has its own ADU on the side that's completel...
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Brandon Turner’s recent blog post about starting a local BP meetup got me thinking.... I wanted to see if there would be interest in a BP lunch meetup in Boston in the next month. We could meet at a pub somewhere...
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Hey BPer's
I am just getting going with rentals and I am curious what everyone does to "tenant proof" their rentals?
I am in a blue collar, decent neighborhood (B class) if that helps.
Thanks in advance
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Hey everyone! I have a tenant set to move in three days, luckily I was able to get in early to get maintenance an repairs going in prep for the next tenant. However, my visit last week revealed massive amounts of ciga...