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Hello BP community members,
I'm a long-time BP lurker having browsed the discussion forums numerous times in the past but finally decided to sign up and join the community as a small step towards RE investment action...
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Hi there -Just listened to podcast episode #214 of the podcast and was surprised by Joel Sherlocks statement that REI in Canada didn't made much sense for him/his company so they went to the US/Arizona instead..We're ...
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I've been talking to a lot of people and can't quite get to the bottom of what a realtor can do for me. They say they can access more buyers, but can't I find most of them just by doing a flat fee service to get on th...
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Hey folks, well I think (hope) I finally found one that will work for our first deal. We are still in negotiations, and I could use any suggestions you fine folks would have. Couple top-of-mind questions I have:1. Doe...
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Hey everyone,Getting started in REI here. Haven't bought anything yet, still doing research. Can anyone give me the story on management companies? Should I use one or not? How do they make a profit from my (future)hou...
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Hey BiggerPockets!
I'm a newbie investor in California looking to invest out-of-state. I have done some data analysis and many signs point to the popular OOS markets such as Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Colu...
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Not sure how many of you all have seen in the news, but New York is going full-on-socialist with expanding "tenant protections" across the entire state.NYC has had rent control for a while, from my understanding. But ...
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Hi Everyone!I’m relatively new in my STR/MTR journey (but have extensive LTR property management and investing experience). For anyone who is in the STR industry, what would you say is your biggest obstacle to success...
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Hi everyone,
I am high income earner making more than 500k per year with my W2 job, 40hour week. I am planning to build a business to replace my income in couple of years so as to have monthly cash flow equal to my ...
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I’ve seen a few disturbing posts recently, mostly on social media, but a few here on BP as well, where the posters are reacting almost with glee that we may finally be heading toward a dip in real estate so they can c...