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Hello all. I just became a Pro Member and I have officially started my journey as a real estate investor. I have been approved for a HELOC for 178K. I have also been pre approved for a mortgage for up to 580K. I am no...
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The perfect property that checks all my boxes for a short term rental just hit the market today and I don’t have financing in place!I would like to put in a full price offer on a studio near the ski area of Big Sky Re...
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Evening BP Family, We’re rookies and just finished driving for dollars and seen a number of empty homes in the houston area due to flooding? Is investing in a home that flooded during Hurricane Harvey a good idea? Wil...
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So about a week ago I was able to put my first deal (duplex house hack) under contract! My agent brought me this deal as an off market deal and the numbers worked out great. Inspection report came back good and the se...
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I hoping some fellow renovators can help me with any experience with knob and tube wiring. My market is Milwaukee and there a lot of older homes with this wiring. I wasn't anticpating updating my entire eletrical in...
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Hi BP folks,I’m a relative newbie to the residential investing space and am currently in contract on my first property in Cleveland. It’s a duplex, has decent cash flow (already tenanted) and am now looking for my n...
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Hey everyone,I'm new to bigger pockets and new to the world of REIs. I found a property through an old landlord who is looking to sell the property come spring. We started talking about how I want to begin house hacki...
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I am trying to get into the VRBO/Airbnb business and I am having a hard time finding places that allow short-term/nightly rentals. A lot of the HOAs in the area have restrictions on short-term rentals. Does anyone hav...
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Hi everyone I am Jordan and I’m 20 years old. I have read tons of bigger pockets books, as well as others for the past couple of years. I have one rental property right now that cash flows $300 a month. I have a cash ...
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If you self-manage your STR, this post is probably not for you. I own STR rental properties in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville. Over the years I have worked with Turnkey, Amazing Views, Cabins for You (CFY...