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Hello All,
looking for a few opinions on countertops.. Ive got a small upper kitchen i've been remodeling after 15+ year tenants I inherited (smokers) left. New paint, outlets, lights, and cabinets. But I can't decid...
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Hey BP!Excited to be here! I am a new investor from Mesa, Arizona. I have actually been a member now for about a year and a half, and sadly enough this is my first post. But I can't wait to be more involved and make g...
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Many of the tenants I’ve had are ones moving to the area from out of state. The last tenants at one of my SFH rentals were comfortable securing the property remotely based on the photos and video tour, signed the leas...
Greetings - I am new to this forum, but not entirely new to real estate. I have successfully renovated & flipped two houses in recent years. However, after much deliberation I have decided to pursue all of my focu...
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We are debating between selling our first primary residence or keeping it as a rental. It's a beautiful custom home, one of the biggest and easily one of the nicest homes in a so-so neighborhood of Oakland, CA (i.e. "...
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Hello everyone.
I’m working as a sub at one project with multiple phases that seems to drag forever. We have a lockbox set up as usual for the main contractor’s project manager (Saleman), his runner, and of course m...
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Hello all! My husband and I have had the goal of getting into real estate to grow our net worth and attain financial freedom. We have finally made the jump and put an offer in on a duplex in Knoxville, TN this past mo...
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A little over 4 years ago I purchased my first property: a 3-flat in Chicago for $305,000. In Logan Square - now one of the hottest real estate areas in the city in terms of %increase in value and %increase in home s...
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For those unaware, I do Property Management in Ohio. The majority of our clients are out of state investors. Usually from places like California.
For the last decade+, every single year, without fail, we get 1 or 2 r...
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A Little BackgroundI bought my first home in Bellingham about 4 years ago for $295k. The current Redfin estimate is at $419k and I owe $266k. So I essentially have about $150k in equity. It is being rented and it is c...