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Hey all- I'm an investor in Austin, TX and have been investing in real estate here for about 6 years. We're considering some investments outside our of local area and wanted to get some opinions from the BP community ...
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I'm a newbie with BP and I would want to own properties, but because of the pandemic, it makes me wonder how tuff it will be to find and really screen potential tenants. Anyone has thoughts on this, please let me kno...
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I'm a veteran and I'm trying to use a VA loan to buy a house and every time I find a house in my price range that I like I always get denied and my loan isn't accepted. My question is, what is the issue with VA loans ...
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Most of these markets are in either Mountain or Southwest regions. How does everyone feel about these markets moving forward? Is anyone invested in these markets? Do we think they will keep appreciating?
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Why do you think so many RE investors are willing to share their knowledge with newbies and other investors? I've dabbled in a few other businesses before getting started in RE and every time I would ask a more season...
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I received an unsolicited offer for some pretty out-of-state. Decided to sell, but now I am in a quandary. I have a very short and to identify and purchase the new property here - and missing the Steadley would be dis...
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Rent price increase question. I currently own a duplex with both sides rented. The A-side is renting for 1050 a month and the B side for 1350. The first tenant was there when I lived in the property in 2019. I kept th...
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For those of you that know or follow me you know that I am not a fan of vacation rentals in the state of Florida for a multitude of reasons. I have owned Vacation Rentals and my company managed about 20 and the experi...
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I am heading to Florida for a month and would like to close on a deal if I can find the right one. what's the best areas for a rental to buy in for a LTR.
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In large markets what is anyone doing to compete with the guys that have a 20K per month marketing budget. Here in the Dallas Fort Worth area there are multiple Homevestor operations that spend this much or more. What...