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I’m a 21-year active duty military guy who started renting my home after being transferred out-of-state. The home is in Anchorage, Alaska and I live in Atlanta. In 2014, I began doing short term rentals from May-Augus...
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Hi BP! I’m looking into getting a HELOC on my primary residence since I have significant equity mainly due to the current market. I’d like to use it as a down payment or cash purchase for my first investment property ...
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Four years ago me and some other vacation rental investors in Daytona Beach sued the city in an attempt to allow STR in all of Daytona Beach. We fought for this for several reasons: 1. tourism is our main economy 2. ...
Just saw this story here: http://bit.ly/2d6Px2RThe gist of it is that beginning tomorrow Saturday 9/24/16 lenders will now consider a mortgage applicant's payment history over 30 months to determine their credit worth...
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I've been a silent lurker for quite some time now, as I got myself together financially. I finally decided to move ahead full speed with this real estate journey, especially after attending Brandon's 90-day webinar la...
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Hey folks,
I'm a landlord with four properties, and have had bad experiences with property managers. I'm thinking of starting a property management company with "skin in the game". My idea is to sign multi-year lease...
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Hi,
I would like some advice from experienced folks on the board about an urgent matter. I signed a lease with a tenant and at the time of lease signing, they gave me a check for the move-in funds. They got the keys ...
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Hi all!
Hope you're all having a brilliant holiday season with your friends and family!
Quick question for you all, as discussed in a previous post, I'm looking at wholesaling as a potential strategy for acquiring...
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So I picked up a 4 unit building in a lower income area earlier this year. I had some significant challenges when I took it over, (see https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617743-shameless-self-pat-on-the-b...
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I'm furious... we're in escrow (B of A REO property). We agreed to allow seller to select escrow/title services. We are having SERIOUS escrow problems. The escrow officer has NEVER returned a phone call or email an...