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Hello BP Community,I am currently looking at properties for my first rental. I see that there are properties that are located in the not so good areas. Does anyone own rental properties in areas that are not necessari...
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Hello fellow BP'ers.
I own a 4-Plex apartment. There are 3 neighboring 4-plexes, and we all share a US Post Office provided cluster mailbox that is located outdoors on the sidewalk.
A tenant called me and complaine...
Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...
Hi BP, and thanks for a fantastic podcast and community!I recently sold my company which gave me a lot of capital for investments. I already invest in stock market via ETFs.However, I really love the idea of buy-to-le...
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Hey all!Happy Monday. My partner and I have been looking into apartments for a little while now, and we think we've finally come across a deal that works for us. The complex is 8 units. Currently only one unit is r...
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If you’re a landlord you’ve been trained to be leery of Section 8 housing. There is a negative stigma associated with the program and people who receive vouchers in the program. We recently had a panel at the SLO Real...
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Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...
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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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Hello! We invest in single-family homes in Southwest Washington (State), and the SFH I'm writing about is located in Vancouver, Washington.We have a tenant (a mother and two high school age children) that have been e...
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Happy 4th everyone!Given the extremely varied opinions about investing in Turnkey properties on this forum - specifically, on whether they are actually profitable long term. I kindly request if you have owned your Tur...