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Hello BP community,
I am looking to pursue real estate investment more seriously and am hoping for some advice regarding investing in the DC area market versus Baltimore. My primary residence is a coop in DC (Woodl...
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hey guys so I'm thinking about putting in an offer on a duplex in my area but am a little stumped on how much to figure in for capital expenditures. I'm using a 10% of rent number for vacancies and a 5% of rent for ma...
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Hey All,
I am looking into house hacking in the Philly or Pittsburgh area and wanted to see if I could ask for some help for anyone who has done this in the past.
I recently left Boston and moved back in with my p...
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Hi all,
I listened to a podcast recently where the guest mentioned investing in real estate in Belize. Pair that with my desire to start over in a tropical destination (I work in IT and can work anywhere) and I start...
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I've recently been stress testing my company and I'm curious if others are doing this?For me it's been as simple as simulating a correction and removing, for instance, flip income, as well as reducing gross rents. Th...
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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
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I gave a talk at the Alamo REIA landlord group meeting a few weeks ago. I have gotten several request for that handout. I am posting the handout I used at that talk encase it will be of value for Bigger Pocket membe...
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Hello! I live in DFW, on the Fort Worth side.... for the short term rental people, I'm curious as to data points that you look for when choosing a location for your Airbnb. I realize that Airbnb is not just for vacati...
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Hello,I don't quite understand the differences between the two. Does a loan officer work for say Wells Fargo and a broker worker for a mortgage company? Are they the same thing? Do they have different licences? Does...
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Hi BP community,
I'm a junior studying engineering and I'm starting to strategize for my first house-hack, and I hope to pull the trigger in about 12-18 months. I'm hoping to start my career in either metro Dallas-...