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Hello BP!I just joined the site today, and relatively new to RE investing. I am an engineer by profession in my late 40s, and would like to get more involved in RE in the San Diego area. I feel like there is lots of w...
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I have an issue with a GC on a remodeling job. He has abandoned the job unfinished and refuses to answer phone calls, txt or emails for over a month now. I sent him certified mail terminating contract for default. I h...
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BP,I am looking at a deal in a college town with an enrollment of about 12,000 people & a population of about 25,000 people. What are peoples thoughts on investing in college/university towns? IMO, our education s...
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Hi. My name is Mike Kohan, I'm a husband and father, a career helicopter pilot and now real estate investor. I started investing in real estate 5 years ago with a lease/option purchase close to home for a tenant, wh...
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Many of the properties in my home market that appear to be good deals tend to be in an area I would consider "C-". Far from inner-city but in the rougher area of town. My question for the experienced investors, what...
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Hello friends,So I took a chance and mailed out 2(yes, only 2) letters to two different apartment complex owners. I had some free time and used the google machine to find their home addresses. Three days after maili...
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Hopefully, this post can serve as a helpful cautionary tale to anyone considering a tenant who appeared to be OK at the outset, and one the landlord did their due diligence on, but ultimately has become a pain in the ...
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I’ve recently read @Joe Fairless' awesome book The Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book, with the intention of getting more active in multifamily apartment investing. It is literally a thorough step by step process of...
I was investigating buying a house to rehab. I found a great bargain and was was thinking about going the BRRRR rout but WOW!!! I have to be honest and say that scares the sh&^#@!!#t out of me. I DO see the benefi...
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After countless hours/days/weeks......I've struggled with finding the approach that will best suit our situation/lifestyle. We have lived in our current home for the last 3 years (25 year ammor.) and we are nearly deb...