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Hey BP Community!!I want to start the Direct Mail strategy but i am stuck on how to start or where to even look. I live in NYC and as most know there are nothing but buildings all around so I wont be targeting any are...
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I am a first timer in RE investment and researching various markets. Due to attractive property tax and tenant laws, I am looking at some markets in Alabama as well.What are B+ zip codes in Montgomery and Birmingham? ...
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Lease 1 included tenant Person A who paid the deposit and moved in.After 3 years, tenant Person B was found to be in possession of the unit.Lease 2 was written to include tenant Person A (who moved out) and tenant Per...
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I'll never understand why 99% of the time people have negative responses when I tell them I am trying to get into real estate and rental properties. I mean literally every time I tell someone about it I get one of th...
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For the purpose of buying properties, is it pretty common to take out a HELOC for 100K or so, and pay it back within 10 years, without a cash out refi? I mean, if the most common path towards HELOC repayment is refina...
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I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble. I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...
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I lease out individual rooms in a rental house. One tenant got married and wants to add spouse to the lease. The main tenant is okay - pays rent on time, agreed to pay extra for the other person, all looks good and th...
Funny but not so funny occurrence --Im a new landlord and my tenants just moved in today. I got a call that the bathtub wasn't draining. I asked them to use the drano I provided first. They did and said it didn't work...
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Hello BP Family,I'm not sure if we can share links via the forum but I recently heard that Sharestates is now funding Non-Performing Loans. You can find the announcement here (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...
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Hey everyone.When buying a 4-plex, or any investment property for that matter, what is the best way to “own” it for tax advantages/purposes? Should it be an LLC? Or perhaps another business account? Maybe a trust? Als...