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(Intro note: First time poster; regular pod listener. Have begun focusing on real estate investment in just the past 18 months, doing 3 deals, so I'm a relative newbie; confident I'll have follow-up questions. And tha...
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I am under contract on my first property, a 12 unit that is home to many retires and I was looking at ways to cut costs right off the bat and the dollar amount for lawn care sticks out like a sore thumb. Currently th...
I would like to know what criteria you currently use for your buy and hold properties.
My current buy and hold criteria are:
sfr built after 1990
1300-2000 sq. ft.
3 bed 2 bath
Central air/ heat pump
City water and ...
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Hello BP community,I am currently in the US Navy and my contract is over November. I am currently stationed in Southern California but plan to move to San Antonio, TX to live and invest. I am cleaning up my debt to ge...
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hey guys,
If you were to start building a portfolio from scratch, which city/state would you pick if you had a choice?
I live in NYC, have one property (3 family) with decent cash flow. my wife and I are really tired...
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Hello,
So I am buying my first property this year- a duplex, triplex or fourplex and renting out the other unit(s). I have already spoke to a lender about what I can afford but now I need an agent. Every time I try t...
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With Black Friday around the corner I thought it might be a good idea to grab some items for future staging. We are currently working on a "flip" that will be done in the late winter/early spring. I've heard before th...
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I'm new at REI and trying to get started within the next few months on obtaining my first property.
I plan on relocating to a different state and have been doing my research there. Right now, I am living at home, wor...
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As I continue to grow I am starting to feel some growing pains, or I guess it's more just "a pain I don't want to deal with as much anymore". I send the following messages: Booking confirmation and request for email...
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my son just started his carer in Naperville, ill just outside of Chicago. he can stay in the Chicago area or relocate to Cincinnati, oh. so our question is, is there an advantage to living in one area over the other a...