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Hey BP,As a part of managing STRs, I like to walkthrough properties at least 2x a month to keep tabs on property condition, guest experience and take care of any maintenance issues that pop-up. Today I recorded a walk...
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Hello, my name is Damion. I’m really excited to start my real estate journey and I’m looking to connect with everyone!
I would appreciate and welcome your advice on where to start, hard money lenders, private lenders...
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Last year, I bought a house in the subdivision Grove Park in Durham, NC. We got renters in the place and ended up asking them to leave because they could not follow the hoa guidelines and they were happy to go. Got ...
I sold my primary residence, cleared out my IRA and purchased a new home free and clear in California. I own free and clear a 2nd home in Modesto that my nephew is staying in.So I just used up my 2 year no capital ga...
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We host a monthly real estate related meetup in Worcester through "Simplified REI Meetup." We have been having them every 3rd Wednesday of the month and many people from Biggerpockets have attended ours. We have one c...
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1. how are you finding your network of Contractors in your market?2. what is your checklist when selecting new contractors?Ext: any bad experiences you can share to watch out for or try to avoid?
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Can anyone give me some great pre-screening questions to ask a potential tenant by phone or email, before I give them a tour of the property?
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Has anyone gone through the process of screening and selecting a private lender to work with? I am having a hard time narrowing the list down between what I found from google searches and Facebook groups.
Thanks,
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I'm looking for resources on calculating/planning for early retirement that add equity in real estate into the calculations. Our monthly cash flow from the real estate is not significant, but we have a great deal of e...
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Newbie here! We are closing on our first property tomorrow afternoon. We filed for our LLC and we have that established so when we sign the closing papers the house will be in the LLC. We are being held up with our EI...