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Earlier this year my good friend paid $30k to a Dallas real estate guru to finally get started in real estate at the ripe young age of 55. After the course, the gurus convinced him to put his entire retirement into 2 ...
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Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
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We no longer rent to smokers but we used to rent to smokers with the condition that they smoke outside.
We have a tenant that is a from the time that we rented to smokers. They have been good at only smoking outside...
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I realize I do not have a ton of posts here on Bigger Pockets, but I can’t emphasize enough the impact BP has had on me in a short time. In the interest of community and sharing success stories with others that might...
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Hello all, how are you?
This is my first post at BiggerPockets. I have been browsing the forum for a few days, after reading a book on BRRRR. For me the concept of positive cash-flowing real estate (after servicing ...
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The title is short but may not reflect the entire transaction.Seller was approached by "buyers". After believing all the "buyers" representations were not true, seller defaulted on a contract which he signed. "Buyer" ...
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Questions for all you seasoned note investors: does Paperstac's built-in auditing services furnish a title report?If not, what are we getting out of the auditing services on their platform? I'm just trying to figure ...
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Out of curiosity where do you West Coasters spend a majority of your investing dollars? We've got probably about 20-25 owners out of California and I know the majority of the reasoning is that they can't buy diddl...
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An agent approached me about a client who is interested in my primary residence. There is a home a few doors down that just went on the market for 999K. I hired an agent to represent me in the sale of my home and ask...