One key item I have learned so far in my pursuit to build a real estate portfolio is finding deals takes time and energy, and to find great deals almost comes down to being in the right place at the right time. With t...
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Hi All! Brand new here and am loving reading all the posts and answers. Figured it's about time to start my own because after about six weeks of Bigger Pockets webinars and research I have a lot of questions.Immediate...
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I currently live on the north west end of Connecticut. I've been searching for my first buy for a couple months now most of the places that I've been looking at are foreclosed single families and multi families that a...
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I have a tenant (great income, excellent credit) that signed a lease beginning June 2020. Am I being unreasonable to ask for first, last, and deposit now (Nov 19')?
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For everyone reading this is also a blog post in my member blog but I wanted to share to get feedback and motivate others.Trials and tribulations of purchasing my first rental property with no money (A Motivational st...
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I am looking for a property management firm for my rentals in Atlanta and many of the management company ask for 1st month of rent plus 8-10% of the monthly rents. They'll continue to charge the 1st month rent for ea...
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Hi BP Community!My wife and I recently decided that our first home purchase is going to be a house hack. I work in finance (read really long hours), in downtown Manhattan, so having a short commute is a must. My wife ...
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I purchased my home in Elgin Tx in November while rates were low thinking we would be at the home for a while. We will need to move for work ...but where we purchased our home for 312xxx in November, the similar homes...
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Hi all!So I'm looking to get into my first deal within the next coming months. I've been looking OOS (Jacksonville FL and Kansas City) and while these are both great options, I'm looking to build a little bit more wea...
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How do you guys recommend setting up property operating accounts (e.g.; checking) for multi-family apartments? Do you have an operating checking account for each property? One account for all your properties? #AskBP