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I'm under contract to buy a fixer-upper in a historic neighborhood, and can't figure out what would be best for exterior paint colors and general curb appeal. I'll be ripping out the overgrown shrub, replacing the ...
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hello everyone. My name is Philip Kilmer IV, im from a small town in Juniata County and recently moved to Harrisburg Pennsylvania where I work for the Dept of Revenue. I went to The Pennsylvania State University an...
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Ok. Im very confused about how the "option deposit" is credited back to the tenant-buyer. I dont understand how rent credits connect to this.Say a seller wants 100k for a home. I want 3 percent for my fee. So from wha...
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Dear Bigger Pockets Community,I am new to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing in general. I live outside of the US but interested in the US market as it meets a lot of the criteria I am looking for - easy access,...
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I am a new investor in St. Louis and that will have about 1.5 million in cash to put into real estate by the end of 2016 early 2017. My question for BP is how would you invest the cash?We currently have 3 rental prop...
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Hello Fellow Investors,Help me understand if I got ripped off by this company and how I can do this better in future. My tenant faced issues with dishwasher and I sent a repairman, who checked the dishwasher and told ...
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Wonderful community! I have a question - I rent by room in the Charlotte area and up until this point, I have rented all my rooms through referral and my tenants bringing me qualified folks (I've been very lucky). I h...
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Hi there, Newish member, longtime lurker. Moving to Hershey, PA in the coming months and looking to purchase a condo that I could live in and also potentially rent out in the future. Would appreciate any tips (areas t...
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Hello everyone.I am brand new to real estate and I have heard about the benefits of LLCs but was wondering if they are necessary when starting out. If an LLC is unnecessary at the start, what other options are there? ...
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I am considering trying out this company for skip tracing, I was wondering if anyone else has had good or bad experiences with them?Or if you have any other advice in regards to other good companies. I am just trying ...