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As a general contractor here in the Chicago area. I want my fellow investors to remember when hiring a general contractor, included in the costs of completing your project he/she will charge overhead and profit. So fo...
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I am new to rental properties and inherited 4 small single-bed rental homes in 2021 when my dad passed away. They've all being rented for the last 10 years or so with no increases to rent. They're all in a small town ...
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This thread is going to be an account of a real estate rookie looking to find, fund and rehab a residential property in the MD/DC/VA area. In this case, my first property is likely to be one that's been referred to m...
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More and more reports come out of the price increases, low supply and so on in the real estate market of large cities across the nation.
In your experience (or opinion), do the smaller cities outside of the larger me...
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This will be my first home sale. I listed this beach home 2 bed 2 bath with a loft one block from main entertainment strip in Long Beach Washington for 225k buyer offers 205k I came back at 215k in hopes of a 210k cou...
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Hello,
I'm a 24-year-old newbie in investing but extremely serious and dedicated to making real estate investment my career. I've had the opportunity to work for/with a number of very seasoned and successful investor...
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Hey BP - For the past few week I've been reading through the Multi-Family forum trying to pick up bits and pieces of knowledge before making this post but figured I'd just dive in and take advantage of all the great w...
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Hello - first post here. A little background - I just purchased my first property in the Cleveland area, a duplex, and am renting one unit out and living in the other. I will (most likely in ~2 yrs) be relocated with...
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I keep hearing that homeowners insurance is high in Florida because of hurricanes, which makes sense. I am assuming it is not high state-wide, but in the areas that have history of hurricane damage to homes. Is this t...
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Just looking for some advice on where to start... I'm receiving around 300,000 very soon and want to get started in real estate. Ive been reading books and stuff on rental properties and am interested in flipping just...