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I'm saving up some capital right now and hoping to purchase my first rental property in a couple months.
I'm from Houston so as many know, the market is crazy and full of investors.
I've been looking at starting in ...
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Hello BP community!I've got some free time today which is very unusual for me, so I thought I would post about my REI journey so far and maybe make some more connections and give someone a little motivation. I'm going...
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What is the best way to analyze if it is worth doing renovations yourself or if you should hire a contractor?If you choose to hire contractors, what’s the best way you’ve found and determined they are quality and reli...
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Working on creating my policies for becoming a landlord in Chicago, IL before i buy my first building because of the highly ambitious goal of having 1000 rental units by the time I'm 40 (which will be in 13 years from...
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One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors. I feel that we constantly have to baby sit them and tell them how to do their job the right way, and on...
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I have a project underway and am doing some of the work myself. I'm curious if anyone else has run into a problem when rehabbing a property, and doing the work yourself. Have you been required to have a General Contra...
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My team leader Dave receives guru advice from a couple of different guys. One in particular is a guy named Jay Conner from the The Private Money Authority. In our attempt to find private money, we came accross Marty B...
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Looks like my 1st property will be an FHA owner-occ quadplex. I've heard time and time again that there's no need to hire out property management for this small multifamily. What I'm unsure of is how I would handle ...
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Hey quick question. I pulled the subfloor up to sister up the joist and get the floor plumb but my contractor just reported that all the wood is deteriorating and falling apart. Is this something my insurance could co...
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Good evening BP, hope everyone had a productive day today.
As a newbie real estate agent in the investment field, looking to do my first flip in the next year. The thought of flipping a home is scary, many things can...