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Hi,My name is Brent, and my partner Jenni and I are brand new to the Bigger Pockets community, and new to real estate investing in general. We live and work in Melbourne, Australia, and have finally decided that we ar...
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The two main threats to my business as an investor and as an agent are raising interest rates and stagnant income. I have seen rents go up quite a bit in the last 8 years in Milwaukee, at least 30% on average (I just ...
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I've identified a few houses to bid on during an upcoming auction, however, I wanted to hear some tips on how to inspect the house before the auction. Obviously you shouldn't break into the house and even stepping on ...
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Hello everyone, I am active duty Air Force and just found out that I will be PCSing to Albuquerque, New Mexico mid-July 2017. Before finding out that I was going to ABQ, my plan was to use the VA Loan on a MFR and hou...
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So I found an off market deal on a duplex. It is being marketed basically as a turn key deal...they purchased a foreclosure, did the reno, placed tenants, and would do the property management. The numbers on it look...
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Hello BP Community - My name is Eric and I've been reading the blogs and listening to the BP podcast for a little while now but this is my first BP post! Exciting times.I feel that the BRRRR strategy is best for my fi...
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Hello Forum! My name is Dave and I have been listening to BiggerPockets for the past several months and I am hooked. I am excited about REI regarding rentals and would like to make my first purchase in Houlton Maine ...
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Hello Everyone,I have a contact that I made a couple of years ago, and he has offered to sell me a 12 unit apartment building, with 100% owner financing. No money down. He has several hundred units and he is lookin...
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Hello! My husband's job is relocating to Alpharetta so we are looking at purchasing a home in the Atlanta area. We explored some areas and liked Martin's Landing in Roswell and certain neighborhoods in Atlanta like Ca...
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I am long distant land-lording in Indianapolis. A leak was reported to Great Jones by the tenant a while ago, which we have asked them to repair. There has been no repair completed, with an updated photo below of the ...