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Hello BP community,I’m looking into buy & hold properties in the Dallas Ft. Worth area, but I’m concerned about the high property taxes in Texas. Can anyone tell me about the “basic homestead exemption”? I’d like ...
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How’s it going ? My name is Stedman Valentine currently located in Columbus, OH i’m in the very beginning stages of my R.E journey. I’m looking to connect with all R.E professionals, with hopes of  receiving feedbac...
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Hi all - would love to get some initial thoughts from you seasoned pros out there. I live in Thousand Oaks, CA. Median home price is around $980k. There is a lower priced neighborhood nearby - Simi Valley (800k). I cu...
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I feel beat down. I've done everything right, to get into the game. I educated myself, I joined all the local RE clubs, joined a local mastermind program (which I highly recommend!) and I've gotten wonderful inside kn...
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I am planning to purchase properties to hold and rent. I am also planning to manage these properties with a separate property management entity. Is it best to try to prevent the tenants from knowing the name, address,...
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Hello everyone -- this is my first post here on the BP site.My partner and I are looking into purchasing a boarding house and I wanted to see if anyone else would offer their opinion. The home is located among multi-f...
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Hi BP! I'm finishing up renovations on my first property in Pittsburgh. Planning to have it rented out by the end of this month with AirBnb. I'm looking for an AirBnB management company in Pittsburgh. Do any of you ha...
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I am trying to identify a warm weather, preferably coastal market that would be (1) someplace I would like to have a winter home, and (2) is a good market for cash-flowing BRRRR traditional rentals and Airbnbs. So far...
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What are some signs you see of any area that is gentrifying or about to gentrify to any veteran real estate investors or even people who have seen a bad neighborhood turn into well developed in a period of time ?
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What services does a real estate agent provide for an investor?As a newbie I've been working with a real estate agent who owns apartments and other properties so that I can learn of few things from him. Recently, I fo...