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Looking at investing in vacation rental properties in Gatlinburg, TN. Our interest started when talking to friends about their properties near Destin. However, I'm not a beach girl and my husband refused to ever go if...
You've probably heard that Columbus, OH is a city to keep your eye on. You might have also heard that it is "up-and-coming." I'm here to tell you, it's already up. In what is already becoming a hyper-competitive marke...
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Hi,
I am curious to see what people think the most useful degree would be for a real estate investor. I believe nothing beats real life experience of getting your hands dirty. However, if an investor was going to get ...
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Gateway cities like San Francisco and New York have long been favored by real estate investors, because they are fairly recession proof and tend to be insulated from job loss and declining property value during econom...
I'm looking at a triplex that's fully occupied and the numbers work. I viewed the property today and all tenants were home. A little awkward but not a problem. The issue is none of them speak English and I'm not bilin...
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I've only "self-managed" thus far in my journey (10 listings in my local market) and am considering hiring a management company for the next deal/deals that I complete outside of my local market. Anyone can post a lis...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community! I’ve been on the site for about a month now and have immersed myself in the forums and podcasts. I am a newbie multi-family investor in the Greater Hartford, CT area. I am grateful for ...
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Hi BP Community,
Has anyone here had experience investing in Detroit with Section 8 tenants? Is the program really as problematic as it’s been portrayed? Any insights from your experience, whether positive or negativ...
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https://fox59.com/news/fishers...I’m in Indy and have noticed a few articles like the one above where city officials are seeing the trend of out of state investors buying up the houses in Indy and making it a rental i...
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Hi BP,Being Italian but working in Dubai I can't really say that at the moment I have a precise market where to focus on. Having a 10-12 years investment plan to build up a portfolio to sustain my retirement I conside...