Hi BP community,
We currently own several Section 8 rental homes in Chicago, Markham, and Country Club Hills, IL, all managed by the same property management company. While they are good communicators, experienced wi...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!
I've been diving deep into the Albuquerque, NM real estate market recently and wanted to share my findings and insights with fellow investors. Whether you're a local or considering inve...
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Good morning. I need a little advice. I currently own my home in the Lithonia, GA area. I got married and im moving back to CA. I need to rent my house out but thinking about going the untraditional route ie Airbnb, P...
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Hello Everyone,Currently, I am experiencing my longest vacancy yet. It's the middle of winter in a cold climate, so I understand not many people are moving. However, I don't find the long vacancy particularly enjoyabl...
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Hi all,
I am planning to purchase my first STR in Fort Myers, FL sometime in 2024 with my brother. I have two other properties in my home state (NJ) with long term tenants, however I plan to sell one rental and 1031 ...
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I recently engaged in a negotiation to buy a portfolio of rental apartments from a seller whom just inherited these properties from her late father. The properties were off market. I contacted her to discuss if she mi...
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I have scoured the BP blog and internet and have not been able to find a clear answer to a few questions I have regarding Debt to Income ratio, so what better place to ask than here! So here it goes!1) I have had a re...
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I will be closing on a Duplex in the next 2 weeks. The township won't give a CO as many plugs are painted. I told the owner that I will try to come up with a solution short of replacing the perfectly good outlets.Has ...
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I have a house up for sale right now, its a nice house built in 2001, 3200 sq ft, a former builder's model so it was built with a lot of little "extras" you don't see on every newer house like tray ceilings, inset col...
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I have read from several sources that RE investors MUST use the cash accounting method. Our CPA says this is not true. If the state is important, we are in SC. Can anyone confirm this one way or another? To give i...