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I have decided to dive head first into a rental property with a strategy to landlord for long term.
My strategy was to start with a condo apartment, gain experience and proceed in buying more units later on, however ...
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QUESTION: I just completed all my schooling and testing for becoming a real estate agent (~$1,200 in MN passing all the tests in the first try). I started reaching out to brokers this week to see which one would be be...
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I've got a potential unusual situation on a deal. i had an offer accepted on a vacant house; owner is in default on the loan and way upside down. The lender told him "make us an offer" to buy the property outright....
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Hey BPer's
I am just getting going with rentals and I am curious what everyone does to "tenant proof" their rentals?
I am in a blue collar, decent neighborhood (B class) if that helps.
Thanks in advance
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Well, its Labor Day. And I worked more today than yesterday.Stopped to watch a couple of youtubes and they got me thinking. Got a notification someone voted for a post I made; they were from New York City. Both it...
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One of my tenants recently told me that a dark spot appeared to be growing each day during the rain, until they woke up with water leaking onto their bed..
As I was contemplating how many days it had been get...
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Hello everyone!I'm really excited to finally be a member on BP! Ive been using it as a reference for quite some time but just lately I decided to take the next step. My goal is to buy rentals of all types in order to ...
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Hey BP,I'm looking at a 3 unit that's officially zoned as a two flat. The cash-flow looks good if I'm able to rent out the basement unit. Does anyone have experience with this type of situation; should I buy the place...
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Here's my story:If you read the entire thing, thank you in advance :)My father, in his late 50's and with no prior real estate experience, began investing in local multifamily properties in Binghamton, NY where he liv...
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First time poster here, new to bigger pockets and we are very excited to take it to the next level. We are relatively new investors and are making mistakes along the way and especially one of our rentals is pulling us...