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Howdy BP Family, I feel as though I have gained a year of experience worth of being an AirBnB host in a week. For over a year I have been working on building a garage apartment in my backyard in the Houston Heights n...
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This started out with me trying to do something nice for my tenant! LOL... I was going to replace the carpet in 3 bedrooms, and replace the tile in the kitchen, right after she signed a new lease. However, my installe...
Hi,
I am looking for some advice on how I might go about diversifying my assets, specifically around real estate. I feel that I am not diversified enough - and looking for opinions here.
Currently, my real est...
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I'm sure I am going to get a range of responses here. I walked through the house we are rehabbing, came up with a detailed scope of work, and emailed it to a contractor I have gotten a bid from in the past (but haven...
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What is the right amount to pay for a Real Estate System?
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We don't allow pets in our airbnb as it is our first airbnb and rental property. We do this because we know pets come with odor and hair and we don't want to ruin our nice furniture. We have a monthly booking that jus...
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I'm looking to invest in under 70k real estate properties either sfh or multi family with good cash flow. I own a few properties in various suburbs in Chicagoland although good deals are becoming harder to come by, pr...
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Voila, the direction of this post is summarized in the title. This post is not asking a specific question. Rather, it aims at exposing my current situation which may be familiar to many newcomers.I wasn't too sure whe...