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Background: I have been looking into multi-family passive investing. I attended a multi-family seminar in early November, hosted by a guru (he hates the term but I'll call him that here for simplicity) who knows my lo...
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Hi All,
Looking for some advice from the BP community!
Background on our journey - It's been 5yrs since we started our real estate journey in NYC. We purchased our first multi property at the end of Dec-17 and adde...
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Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks. Our current process is thru a website called Avail and that has been pretty smooth but the appli...
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Hello!I have no debt to pay off, 20k saved in the bank, and want to begin househacking as my intro to REI in Chicago.Really short term goals: 1. Read Rich Dad Poor Dad, 2. Join Bigger PocketsShort term goals (3-5 mont...
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I wanted to see if anyone has thoughts on whether or not the Illinois real estate market is a smart place to be investing given the current budget issues?
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I am likely to be gifted a very small SFH in a small city in a rural area, 2/1, 780 sqft with a large garage/outbuilding. Population is roughly 60,000 in a 10-mile radius with a similar community next to it, 30-minute...
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By the time I'm 40, I see myself managing 10+ rental properties. That's in about 8 years from now, and I think it's an easily attainable goal. The problem is that it's soooo sloooooowwwww. I've got two properties now,...
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the poor here don't pay squat & WE are getting robbed to pay for their entitlements. THEY get money back that they never even paid in...Why are those of us who work our rumps off getting punished because THEY do...
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I've accumulated quite a few rentals in the city I live in, and the focus has always been cash flow, but I'm considering purchasing my first "vacation rental". While I have set formulas for my lower/middle income inne...
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Hi all,Looking to buy my first rental. Currently looking in Orlando area. I live in NY, so this will be remote. I did most of the research on Zillow, so the estimated rental numbers all come from zillow's estimate.It ...