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Sell or Rent - How to Decide? Any help very much appreciated! :)
Hi everyone, I'm new around here and I would love to get some good advice on this.I own a home in South Tabor (Portland) that I bought in 2010 for 240k, PITI is $1650. I haven't put any money into the property to spea...
George Kopp
Tenant Asking for Blinds
I have a warehouse type apartment that doesn't have any blinds and no one can really look directly into the apartment without a telescope or something. I have a female tenant who is moving in in two weeks and she's as...
Matt Speer
Would you fire your PM if their days on market avg was over 40?
Serious, yet simple questions: Question 1: If you found out your property management company had an average days on market of over 40 days would you immediately fire them and look elsewhere? Question 2: If you answere...
Mindy Jensen
POLL: What are the most-asked questions in the forums?
Hello and Happy New Year!In an effort to eliminate the repetitive questions in the forums, we're starting a new forum, the FAQ Forum.These questions are valid concerns, such as Should I get my Real Estate License? and...
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Reality Check: 20% discounts, 10% appreciation, 2% cash flow?
I am new here, and along with the Bigger Pockets guides, I recently read Brandon Turner's "7 Years to 7 Figures." That piece lays out 3 fundamental principles: get a good deal when you buy (20% discount), appreciate ...
Jamie Stone
Tips for Oregon?
Hi everyone,
I'm about halfway through the Rookie Bootcamp and trying to absorb as much information as possible. I've also read Ashley Kehr's new Real Estate Rookie book, and I'm reading Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, ...
Sharad M.
Fun rehab project - Pictures - Viewer Discretion is Advised
Hey guys,
So this is one of the properties I recently bought. It is probably going to be the most fun rehab I have ever been part of. I thought I share this with BP community. Pictures don't do justice to wha...
Ana Klein
Rehab Newbies looking for a partner
My husband and I are looking to do our first Rehab and flip in WI. I am a CPA and he is a very handy ( has done work for others and also updated our old home where we turned a 65k net profit, which we invested into a ...
Cheryle Patterson
Tenant installed window AC in utitlies furnished rental
I have owned a 16 furnished room (dorm style) rental property for 14 years and never had a tenant do this. We rent the rooms for $395 per month and it includes power, water, sewer and garbage service. We keep the A/C...
Alex Gershbeyn
The term "crowdfunding" hijacked
As I read posts, comments, reviews, etc about crowdfunding, I am increasingly coming to a swift realization. And it is that most people have hijacked the term "crowdfunding" and use it almost synonymously to mean "inv...