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With 2016 right around the corner, now is a good time to reflect on 2015 and what motivates you.Real estate investing offers great benefits to those who have the desire and work ethic to be an entrepreneur. To be suc...
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I moved to Pittsfield Ma back in 2007. Upon moving to the area I decided to purchase a duplex with the thought of living for free. I landed a great job in the Berkshires and figured it would be a good idea to save mon...
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I am a first time home buyer, and I am on track on obtaining my RE agent license by end of this year. I am planning to purchase a home in the suburbs in the first half of 2024, and to represent myself on the first pur...
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Hi BiggerPockets community,We have a house that we are furnishing as an MTR and STR between guests. I had a question from a potential tenant yesterday about our early termination/cancellation policy. On our LTR and pr...
Finally found a company ( Nautilus Insurance) that will write me a stand alone umbrella for 1 mil with having about 20 properties. Still debating because the price of 732.00 was a little higher than expected.And still...
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I am currently turning tenants in a 4br/2ba SFH in Arvada, CO and planned to have laminate flooring + new carpet installed on Wednesday. As I'm sure a lot of you have done, I opted to pull out the old stain riddled c...
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I'm a new member and would love some feedback on our recent purchase and analysis.We bought a residential property in an upscale neighborhood. It was built in 1999 and has 3,824 square feet. They added an in-ground ...
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Hi, all. I'm closing on my very first rental property this week, and am looking to set up one of the online PM services, ether Tenant Cloud or Cozy. Buildium seems to cost too much for me, right now, having only one p...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community!
I am working towards settlement on my first home purchase! Settlement is set for early November. My plan with the purchase (a 4 bed single family in Philadelphia) is to rent out 3 of the...
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Dear BP members:
I really need to hear some advice.
Long story short:
-we are full time high income earners with W2 (also pursuing a start-up in biotech on the side) moved from Bay Area to SD (Cali)
-invested in ...