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I was wondering if anyone could tell me why it takes a such a long time to close on a short sale?
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Hello BiggerPockets community,I am a student at DePaul university studying Economics. I just started looking more into the idea of Real estate investment when i realized how many hidden layers are involved in Stock in...
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I am interested in people's experiences using their rentals as corporate or temporary housing units. Basically fully furnished units with cable, all utils paid, etc leased out at a rate significantly higher than m...
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We are a little newer to commercial real estate. We have three commercial RE properties but this is the first time we have had a salon request to lease. Are salons a good tenant? What should I know?
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Hi! Just starting out and testing waters for BRRR in Chicagoland area.Any advice or suggestions regarding this?Is Chicagoland a lucrative area for it? Any city or area anyone has had success in recently?TIA
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I know many investors go out of state for buy and hold properties to generate passive income, but is Blythe a lucrative market? The price is about as low as you can go in Southern California. Cheap entry with a solid ...
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I’m curious if anyone has experience acquiring properties by paying off someone else’s overdue property taxes. I read about this process and it sounds odd. Is it messy getting the people out? Is it a good idea?
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Hello, I have a rental in Fort Collins that I'm getting ready to put on the market. I have a friend that does an Airbnb out of her home and makes a killing every month. I have a two bedroom two bath townhouse. There's...
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Hello, I'm in the early stages of purchasing a multi-family unit in Duluth, MN and begin real estate investing. I absolutely love my job managing a restaurant and hope to steadily increase my cash flow through investi...
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Hi everyone. Here are what I believe to be the most important qualities of an exceptional realtor for your first house hack. 1. Running NumbersAt a bare minimum, it's important find a realtor that generally understand...