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I'm new to investing and wanted to get some advice/perspective on 2 things...1. For someone new to real estate investing that wants to do long term rentals, do you recommend starting off in an area close to them/an ar...
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Hi BP Community,I recently encountered a situation with my primary residence that got me thinking about how it might impact my use of the BRRRR strategy.I recently refinanced my personal residence with about 60%LTV. ...
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Pilot goes out AFTER it heats the water. That is, I can start the pilot light, and it will stay on (even all night - as i left it in pilot mode), but once the gas turns on and heats the water for awhile (not sure ho...
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I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...
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Colorado home prices are up ~14% year over year including some of the hottest zip codes in the nation. Is this giving investors pause? Where are investors finding deals? I currently have one house hack duplex in Denve...
I am switching property managers from one who I've enjoyed to my son. He shows interest in rental property investing and the idea of keeping business in family is appealing. Truth be told, I was planning on looking fo...
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Hey BP community,
I recently joined BP and I see it's a very active community for networking. I have spoken to all walks of life from residential investors to commercial office space investors and real estate dev...
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With the Amazon HQ2 move to Crystal City projected for 2023, what housing markets appear to be heating up in VA? I feel like now is a good time to look for a single family buy and hold or duplex/triplex before Amazon ...
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Hey everybody,I've been lurking on BP for a few weeks and am addicted to the podcast. I've also been hitting the webinars every week since I signed up.Here's the deal- My wife and I have good jobs working for her fami...
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I recently had a Letter Of Intent (LOI) accepted by a very motivated seller, who responded to one of my Direct Mail letters, and is willing to finance 100% of the purchase price. We were about to finalize the contr...