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Looking for some ideas of what to write in my direct mail marketing letters. Would anyone be willing to share what works or has not worked for them?I am a buy and hold investor. This is a sample of what I am current...
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Post up any tips you have for managing your STRs. One a day. Here is mine for today: Whenever you have to take a clothes dryer apart to do something to the belt or motor or thermostat, take a look at the bottom pla...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $230,000
Cash invested: $55,000
Direct mail campaign lead to off market sale of small tri-plex. Worked to re...
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Hi all,Can/Should a homeowner with housemates claim the income (rent) and a portion of expenses (landscape maintenance, cleaning service, utilities, home repairs) on taxes as a business expense, if it is the homeowner...
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Good morning all, I am just starting out with RE investing.... Learning, reading, researching etc at this current time. I do not have lots of money saved up, but I am saving every month and preparing myself. I am ge...
What is the best way to get started as a landlord? Also, after obtaining your first rental house, how does one work their way up to owning 20 to 100 houses?
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Hi All! As a newbie one topic that I’m really trying to wrap my head around is the tax benefits of owning passive real estate with a W2 job.From my understanding there are various areas where tax deductions, write off...
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Hi all,I'm new to Bigger Pockets but not to real-estate investing. A native New Yorker, I began investing in 2004 and have 3 properties in Baltimore, MD. Problem is that the last property I purchased in 2011 is a com...
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Hi folks. I’ve seen great results in my STR on focusing on making the space more relaxing and with small elements of a spa-like experience. Along these lines, I’ve been seeking a better alternative than glade plugins ...
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I got this apartment that tenant pays electricity and heat is a baseball heat that uses electricity.Last year he complaint about heat we send 5 different set of people to check all of them say the heat is hot enough t...