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In 11 years I’ve never seen demand like this. HBU?
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We recently purchased a 5-bedroom house in Seneca,SC as our first investment house. Our intent is to use the house hack strategy. Our son will live there when he attends Clemson University and we will rent the other...
I'm a new STR investor and could use some advice about working with architects and contractors. I bought my first STR property and it's a cabin that needs a lot of work. I hired an architect to create the plans, and h...
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How do you know when is the right time to make the leap? We're considering a STR. How do you know when to pull the plug and purchase your first investment? It's such a big purchase when you have a family with little o...
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Good morning members,
For those who have deals already under your belt, did you ever have a time when you were beginning where you saw how much competition there was in your local market and think to yourself "how in...
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It is not part of my business plan and nor do I plan on doing it. That said, there must be someone out there making it a business out of renting to those with evictions. I am constantly seeing people on craigslist o...
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Hello BPers! This has been a question/issue that I have been trying to figure out for a while now. I plan on purchasing my first property within in the next year. I have VA loans available to me but I'm unsure of how/...
Hey everyone. First off, forgive me if I'm posting to the wrong discussion thread. This might end up being quite the long post as well since I want to make sure that I'm detailing everything so it makes sense since th...
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I am new to everything, don't even have a property yet but plan to get my first in the next year or 2. However, I am concerned about how to find a market that is right for me, I am looking for somewhere relatively clo...
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Trying to figure out a realistic way to potentially upgrade my primary residence by selling my current home and purchasing another in a competitive market (San Francisco Bay Area). Any thoughts on how to finance this?...