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Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...
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I have a rental in CA where I live that I bought 2 years ago. Now that I’ve joined BP I realize it’s not a good rental investment (thanks to the calculators-although I pretty much knew). I just signed new renters to a...
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Hello BP Community,I'm planning to move to and invest in the Denver area (long story). Anyway, unlike some, I have some cash to invest - coming from a small inheritance and also from the sale of my current home. Essen...
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Asking directly to those who have owned 10+ properties before, thanks in advance to those who answer or tag those who can.One of my good childhood mentors and his wife built up a nice portfolio of 30+ homes in a secon...
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I'm looking to invest in a 4 unit multifamily smack dab in the middle of a warzone area. Hear me out. I'm banking on the fact that this property is in the outskirts of a growing college community. The college has gone...
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Hi all,
I recently made the jump to being a landlord and I'm having some trouble getting off the ground with tenants.As of today, the house has been on the market for 43 days and I've reduced the rent from 2800 to 25...
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Hello, I'm thinking about purchasing either a coin operated car wash or laundry with good financials. My concern is that they are harder to operate than it looks. The laundry mat is in a mid-low income neighborhood ...
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Hi,
I've been reading these forums for a little while now and have learned a tremendous amount in the short time I've been here. I was wondering if anyone could help analyze my first RE deal?
I put a 4 BR/1.5B hous...
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Hello BP Community,I have a tenant who constantly fails to let contractors in when I have scheduled repairs. I want to renovate the bathroom in the apartment to install a ceiling exhaust fan and new sheetrock/paint. P...
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In another thread I mentioned one of my hard money loans was going to default. It did, and my business partner and I have now taken back the house deed-in-lieu.
The place has some cosmetic issues. Its total white...