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Very frustrated... we have fair-poor credit, excellent employment, and want to buy a house $399k, can put up to 20% down, buying a primary residence, but cannot get even a pre-approval letter. What are we doing wrong...
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I don't want to spend unnecessary money on upgrades in rental properties so what is the standard upgrades in rental properties?
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I bought my first duplex in Pittsburgh last July. Tenants were already in place. Downstairs tenant was almost always late, but eventually paid the rent and late fee. I am an out-of-town landlord--my brother, who li...
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Hello BP Community!In efforts to give back to the community, I wanted to document the process of acquiring my first turnkey property through Spartan Invest. I know when I was first researching the forums, case studies...
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I'm sure a lot of you have seen BP member Bob Stevens all over the forums telling people all about his 15% net cap Cleveland rental properties and the importance of his team.
If you do a little digging you see that t...
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I am relatively new to investing. I have 2 quadplexes in Atlanta being managed by a PM since I am in California. I bought these units because the PM said the rent in the area was $1250 and they believe I could get be...
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I've been lucky in that all my previous condos were bought vacant which allowed me to get in and renovate and change our wear items which gives me long term peace of mind. I bought a quad last November which was fu...
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Coming into real estate investing something I learned from the start is how much people dislike property management companies. A common complaint I hear is how they feel like there property is treated as just a number...