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Hey guys..I live in Indiana currently and recently obtained my first investment property that is a short term rental. My wife and I own our own home. We would like to get out of Indiana and live somewhere nice, for a ...
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My wife and I finally made the leap and closed escrow on our first STR home last Friday at 2:03pm, the Oak Fire started 7 minutes later, and (it appears) that the house burned down 24 hours later...we never got the ke...
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As a flipper and buy and hold investor…What has been your best avenue for picking up deals?Mail marketingDoor knockingCold callsSms textEmail marketingWholesale partners and investing alongside themJust buying wholesa...
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Hey, guys, just wanted to reach out to the agents and honestly investors as well. I just wanted to see how you guys are being competitive in this market and creating opportunities to win deals and consistently keep t...
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I may have placed 10 offers in the past year and a half on quality rental properties, and lost them all. Am I doing something wrong? Any better strategies? I must have looked at a few hundred to get these, all in s...
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Hi allI have been recently contacted by a couple of different people here in Tennessee, regarding properties that they want to sell. both are having to do with the death of the owner. The first one was the niece of th...
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Hi all. I am a new member on Big Pockets, living and investing in multi family homes located in Northern New Jersey.
My wife and I have three multi family rentals.
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Hi there, my name is Megan Utley and I live in Salt lake City. I currently work as a server and would like to use real estate as an avenue to exit the service industry. I've only just started to dip my toes in and am...
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Hi BP Fam,I have a question regarding methods to purchase an unlisted REO. My husband located a vacant home in a really desirable neighborhood here in Orlando. He confirmed with the next door neighbor that the house h...
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Hi BP!I'm a new investor in the Portland Maine area. It seems like a sellers market right now, but I am ready to take on the challenge of hunting for a good deal. I've already gone pro on BP, which might have been a b...