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I am new. To everything Real Estate. I'm almost done with the BRRRR's book, listened to over 100 hours of Podcasts and 40 or so hours on YouTube videos dealing with Real Estate Investments. I started by looking up any...
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Oakland votes to bar landlords from conducting background checks
Marisa Kendall
PUBLISHED: January 21, 2020 at 1:20 pm | UPDATED: January 22, 2020 at 10:04 am
Categories:Business, California News, Crime & Court...
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My goal this year is to purchase my first multi-family and I plan on house hacking it to learn the business before scaling. What has been your experience with multi-family properties in the greater Fort Lauderdale are...
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Hi everyone,
I’ve been a BP member for some time, where I’ve read many BP books, listened to most episodes of the podcasts, and established a relationship with a real estate agent who has taken me to a couple open ho...
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Hey fellow BPers, what is your approach to screening tenants? What are the most important aspects to a tenant's application to you? Attached I have a tenant screening document I wrote out based on episode 6 of Real Es...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!What are the individuals that you need on your “team” to get started when purchasing a Multi-Family Apartment Unit?
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I have been thinking about starting a self directed IRA to save up for future Realestate investments. Does anyone have experience using self directed IRAs? What are the pros and cons?
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Hi everyone, I get business cards from hard money lenders at meetups all the time, is there anything I should be aware of with these people or anything “sketchy” that they can do if you work with the wrong ones? T...
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Dear Bigger Pockets Members,
I have already bought my primary SFH (for living) with traditional bank mortgage. I am looking buy an investment SFH with traditional bank mortgage again on personal credit. I want to re...
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Hello! And Happy Thanksgiving.
Roughly a month ago, I noticed a 2-unit go up for sale several doors down from a 2-unit that my LLC already owns. Both units are 2 beds/1 bath and a shared basement......