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New member out of Miami, Florida. Been looking around the forum and there is some great information and knowledge here. I am looking to getting into flipping and rental property investments sometime in the near future...
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Hello BP professionals,I am self-managing this property and I must leave the country tomorrow for 3 weeks. This type of issue arises the day before my departure. I used this company called "Quality Refinishing" in San...
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Has anyone used these to screen tenants? It seems desirable to have a tenant pay for the screening, but I was hoping to get some feedback on these sites before using them.Thanks!Tony
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After just searching the forums I know that the 2% concession has been discussed and I now wish I had read those posts but I wanted to give a heads up again so someone doesnt go through what I just went through.This ...
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I live in the Chicago area and found a 3 unit apartment that I am interested in. I ran the numbers, like the area and started looking for loans. Was extremely surprised when Firstmerit bank told me that it would be 3...
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We do a lot of seminars for free in our area on various topics such as land contract home ownership and IRA investing. Every month the challenge is of course to get people to show up to these events.
What are some e...
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Any suggestions that may be helpful to get one started..........so I can get this darn whole sale off to a start and get some of my money back from the FLIP or FLOP class I took! LOL!!
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Greetings fellow Bigger Pockets members. I have been burying myself in forums and podcasts and am amazed at the amount of valuable information and community in Bigger Pockets, I am excited to be apart of this group. I...
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Hello friends,I need some help on flooring. I purchased a SFR in a gated community in Los Angeles County (Gardena, for those who know the area), earlier this year. This home is a 3 bedroom, just over 1900 square feet,...
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I do not know much about lenders and brokers and how much rates vary between them. I called my local lender brokerage here in town and I asked what the going interest rate was for a conventional loan for a duplex (not...