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I am looking to get into real estate investing, buying and holding as rentals and am wondering if that is even profitable at this point in Austin.
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When purchasing a foreclosure at the auction how do you guys perform the title search? Do you hire a title company or do it yourself? I'm not educated enough to perform the search myself.
I feel that if I hire a ...
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I have an applicant asking if we accept Section 8? I have never dealt with it. Pros? Cons? Do I legally have to accept it? They want to apply to our newly built , high quality rentals...
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Hello! I am fairly new to the BP community, and this is my first post. Currently reading Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner's How to Invest in Real Estate (and loving it!).
I am in the Charleston, SC, area and have be...
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Hello, I'm looking to reduce my offer after the home inspection. How do I go about getting estimates for repairs when I'm not the owner of the house? I want to offer estimates proof to justify my reduced offers. Such...
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Hi BP community,
I just had a sudden question in mind that I needed some opinion on. I'm a recent graduate and considering to flip full-time, but from what I've been advised is to find employment and flip on the side...
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2 months ago we moved in into 2 story apartment complex. We asked for first floor because of our toddler son, but realtor and leasing agent only offered us 2nd floor, and affirmed us that kids were not an issue.After ...
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Hi everyone,I am currently getting started in real estate investing and I’m learning a lot from the webinars and from books like the BRRRR and Investing in Real Estate With No (and low) Money Down. I believe I have th...
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This isn't the normal success story, but I am remotivated (is that a word?) to dig in and continue my investing career. About 7 months ago, I bought a very distressed property, and hired a contractor to rehab it for...
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I'm really struggling with this application fee thing. Any words of wisdom? Going to have an Open House today and it doesn't feel right to take a fee from each applicant knowing we'll only rent to one...