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Greetings, thank you for your time and attention. I'm coming here with humility to ask for your perspective because I don't have any. I'm giving you my questions first just in case you don't want to read the whole po...
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This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.
As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...
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Hi all! I created this thread as a spin-off from this other thread:
We Loaned on a Stolen House
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I am trying to understand the differences about closing on a property, and particula...
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Hi all - Thought I'd share some of the "red flags" or warning signs I consider when accepting bookings at our vacation / short term rentals. If several or most of these are present, I won't hesitate to deny or cancel...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 7, 2021)
Is Los Angeles a City-State? I ask this question because no one seems to know what Los Angeles is, exactly: city of angels, revenge city, or something else. In 1925, Aldous Hu...
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Hi Bigger Pockets friends!
I am in a unique situation in which I’ll be moving from Hawaii back to the mainland within a year after selling my business, and I’m trying to figure out where to move to. I will have a mod...
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Hello! If there is an underground oil tank, is the seller legally responsible to remove it before the buyer acquires the property? Or can it be negotiated within the contract? This property is in Connecticut. Thank you!
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I did the HARP loan back during the crash and turned my 30 year note to a 15 with plans on living in the house until paid. Situation changed and purchased a new home and decided to rent out my home in question. Dil...
My question is: will the section 8 authority turn down a lease altogether if they think the rent is to high? I ask this because I really don't want to lose a tenant that I have. She has been there 8 years and is payi...
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Hello All, I am 30 year old male, trying to eventually buy in the CA Bay Area in about 4 years but will need a massive down payment (looking at roughly 160k)). I ran my numbers, my household saves roughly 3,300 a mont...