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Florida's beaches may be legendary, but its real estate market is scorching hot too! While California has long been a real estate powerhouse, Florida offers a compelling alternative with its own unique set of advanta...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Paul from NorCal, passionate about real estate investing for long term rentals I'm particularly passionate about finding deals outside of California
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It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...
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Hi everyone, I live in California and have been meeting a lot of investors who prefer to invest out of state due to California being so expensive as well as the aggressive tenant protection laws we have here. I have h...
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Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...
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BP contributors:
I for one believe we're not going to see a real estate crash anytime soon, and I firmly believe in the power of pessimistic thinking. But I'm also not wholly ignorant of all the aspects of this busin...
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I'm sorry if this is a very general question, but where would you move to if you could move anywhere in the US and start real estate investing?Backstory: I am Canadian and my husband is American. We currently live in ...
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Hi BP Community!!I am excited to be part of BP. I've been interested in real estate for a while and I believe BP will be key to my success in this industry. I listened to almost all podcasts and they definitely add ...
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Hi-Has any investor ever assumed a VA loan as a rental property? Or does it need to be owner occupied? I have a military seller who locked in at a flat 3.0% interest rate on a new construction home several years ago...
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PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute ranked 78 US Real Estate markets for overall prospects in 2019.Dallas-Fort Worth has been named the top real estate market to watch in 2019Why Dallas…Low cost of liv...