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Hello BP Nation,I’m looking at purchasing my first RE investment property in the west suburbs of Chicago within the next 90 days. In an effort to mitigate the amount of catastrophic mistakes that I’ll make as a newbie...
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Good morning BP,
This is my first post and I will try to be concise. I bought my first SFH a couple months ago with intention of doing long term rentals. I have been doing showings/marketing for over a month and gott...
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As a new member to Bigger Pockets this is my first post about my self. 3 homes by the age of 20.... Hopefully 20 homes by the age of 25 as a goal. Having a full time job in the transportation industry with a busy job...
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I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...
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Has anyone used the hard money lending company, 'Do Hard Money' before? Is it standard for HMLs to ask for a one-time deposit of $3000 that includes: 1) evaluators going out to property to determine whether it's a go...
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Hello everyone.We have a great realtor that we work with, but we are also interested in making an offer for a house that is not currently on the MLS or up for sale even. I know that people do this everyday, but I want...
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I live in nyc it is really expensive to buy rental unit here. I have 50k and want to get my first rental unit , should I do this in another state?
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- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
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Hello BP community!I have read many articles and have even noticed as an agent the slowdown in rentals these past few months. I have very solid tenants and I always increase rents in my properties. Granted, I am very ...
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Hi all,I have a situation where a tenant of 3 months has not paid his November rent. Our property manager has called, emailed, and shown up at the door trying to hunt him down to get an answer but got no response. A ...