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Hello BP community,
I'm closing on a property in Downtown Cumberland Maryland. Light renovation needed, 3 bed 1.5 bath. I came across some reddit post on the city and how tenant friendly it is, plus population decli...
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I live in North Carolina, but have a lot of family in the St. Louis area. Some in St. Charles, MO and some in Belleville, IL. I'm expanding my search of rentals in this area. I would be looking at properties remote...
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Pros and cons of renting to people you know? We have some interest from a few acquaintance/friends about our rental. We’re building a business and this is our first owner occupied duplex. What are some tips to keep th...
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Was having lunch with one of my business partners and he was telling me that on his rentals he gives his tenants his Bank account number and makes them direct deposit it when due. However ( and that's here in Oregon) ...
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what would you spend it on?
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Work isn't a four letter word often associated with short term rental properties or vacation rental homes but probably should be.
I reckon in the past four years, I've covered as complete spectrum of vacation rental...
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Logic and everything I read says that offering the listing agent the full commission (i.e. not using a buying agent) should make your offer more attractive. However, every time I present this to a listing agent here ...
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My partner has purchased a property in Bessemer, Alabama that was foreclosed on. The bank foreclosed on the property with a balance of roughly $15,000. The property was then sold at a loss to someone else who then sol...
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Snapshot of issue:
I have accumulated 5 small multi-families. 4 in Indiana, 1 in Portland, OR. Through that have had to heavily renovate one and two others with significant tenant turn over needs this past year. I ha...
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Hi all,
I wanted get some opinion from BP nation on a property I bought in Jan this year to see if it makes sense to do a cost segregation study and accelerate depreciation on it. Here are the numbers:
315k - land v...