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I have a friend that has a fair share of liquid assets and he continually makes comments that he would love to invest in my first house flip. I am now ready to move forward in this business, or close to it so how do I...
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My name is Rizzy and I recently found BiggerPockets and have quickly fallen in love with it. I have always invested all my life but never in real estate. I want to buy wholesale properties, hold and rent them out....
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Bakersfield.
Purchase price: $145,000
Cash invested: $33,000
My first investment property, woot woot! Duplex 2bd/1bth per...
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My tenant did several marks on the walls that cannot be removed. If I have a painter do some patches, even if there are skilled, we will see a slight difference of color.
Can I use the tenant deposit to repai...
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Thank you to anyone who can advise me in this situation. Tenants complained that the washer and dryer are not working. I sent a technician to trouble shoot. He said the washer would not empty because it was off balanc...
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Hello,
Me and my wife are looking to begin investing. We just finished reading the beginners guide from BiggerPockets and have been reading other RE books to help us get better prepared for our first REI property.
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Thought I'd share a lesson that was reinforced for me today that ended up saving me from doing a bad deal and losing a bunch of money.tl/dr: make sure that you're getting your own estimate from YOUR general contractor...
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I'm considering placing an offer on a house that has an issue with the basement foundation. The Point of Sale inspection has an item that simply states "replace damaged foundation." Here in the Cleveland Ohio suburbs,...
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Hello all!My name is Chris p. I found the forums through the BP podcast andYouTube. I have a background in sales, and got hooked on real estate while looking for a reason to not work so hard at the car dealership I wa...
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Our tiny house is finally live on AirBnB! There haven't been any inquiries yet, and I'm pretty sure the views are all from my Facebook friends. :-)The window coverings came in today, and I have a couple of other dec...