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I am closing on a new duplex in a few weeks. The property has 2 existing tenants that recently extended their leases in July. I want to make the purchase transition easy, seamless and not scary for them. I have two in...
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I have been lending money to RE investors & earning 13% plus points sometimes.I am curious as to the pros & cons of continuing rolling my investment into other investors deals or starting to build a real estat...
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For the last 15 years I have been answering questions from unknowledgeable wanna be investors who watched a guru on YouTube and now wants to know where to get the earnest money to tie up multi million dollar propertie...
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Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle. Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...
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Hi everyone,Perhaps a subject beaten to death, but I have a personalized question about how to decide toward what niche I should put my efforts ... in the beginning.I want to buy-and-hold. I feel this very personally...
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Just signed a new tenant. She toured the home and then requested an application to rent it. We met with her at the home to sign the lease which was executed. For some context, the home is more of a summer cabin and th...
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This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.
As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...
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Hey BP, I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions on an east way to find the listing agent who's listing the property that way I could cut my closing costs in half. So say I get MLS emails from multiple age...