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My wife and I bought our first home in May of last year (2018). The home we bought is a 2 family in Providence, and upon purchasing it, we decided to turn the 2nd floor apartment into an AirBnB listing instead of gett...
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Backstory
Hi my name is Steven Natera. I'm a software engineer. I am from NYC, the land of unaffordable homes. Here is my story on how I landed my first property.
In 2015, I decided I would switch careers to become ...
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Hello all,
Just purchased a SFH that was an REO. The owners were hoarders and have lived there since it was built in 76’! Had a company come out and said they couldn’t even do it. Any experience in cleaning out 36...
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Hello, I am very new to real estate and I had a general question to see if anyone has done this previously or if it is a good idea at all. Where I am located and the nearby areas single family houses are very high pri...
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Hi all,
I received a notice from the City that the last tenant in one of my SFR's located in IN has not paid their last sewer bill and they have been unable to reach the tenant about this. I have 30 days to p...
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Greetings! I am transitioning out of the military and will be moving to North Carolina with my girlfriend in May. I’m really excited but we are having a difficult time narrowing down our focus on a specific area..Is t...
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Hi BP Community! Thought I would share my brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets.
Today we’re keepin’ it short, but not light, it being the holidays and all, and let’s be honest, ...
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Yesterday, I was talking to friend who has a condo near the convention center... she rents out her place around $180-$200 per night. It's a 1 BD condo unit ~600 sq ft. Her bookings are full about 2 months out. Now, to...
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I wanted to start as a real estate wholesaler. I live in Stockton California and have been doing a lot of research with being a wholesaler. I have very little capital and I am trying to develop a buyer's list now and ...
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I was thinking of an idea to make passive income from real estate without buying. Going to bigger cities like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, etc. Finding landlords who own single family properties w/ l...