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Earlier today I had a buy appointment in a part of town that was new to me. I had great rapport with the seller and we talked for at least an hour about the house and local real estate markets. During our conversati...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community!I'm located in Riverview (Tampa) Florida. My wife and I bought our first townhome in 2022, have steadily grown, and now have 5 townhomes and 1 single family home. All are long-term rentals...
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I purchased a rental property in June with 20% down and financed with a conventional loan at 8.125%. Obviously, with rates dropping I am looking to refinance to reduce that rate. I have a loan estimate from a lender t...
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I’m excited to join this amazing community. My name is Meghan, and I’m just starting my journey into real estate investing with big goals and ambitions. My ultimate objective is to build a scalable real estate portfol...
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Wanted to see what everyone thought about this. What is a healthy and ideal vacancy rate? There's a fine line between too low and uncomfortably high; if it's too low, you're more than likely leasing for under-market a...
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What do you think of Tulsa, OK?Cashflow is a bit negative on this deal since it's the better part of Tulsa.What do you think?
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I live here in Santa Barbara and I understand there are deals in every market. For example I could find a cash flowing deal with certain owner financing terms or master leasing but other than that you need your loans ...
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Hello Wonderful Bigger Pockets Community!Marc and Ana-Maria here. We are real estate investors looking to invest in Hamden, Connecticut. We currently have 3 properties in Guilford, CT (one rental, one residential lot,...
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Hi there, I'm considering starting my fix and flip business with a first property in Tampa. How is the market currently? Is there anyone operating in the area who can tell me if it's a good time to buy? Thank you! :)
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Greetings BP,
I wanted to share my parking "activities" within the BP community since I see this a pretty obscure topic. I have made strides to help another investor find deals as well as take my own down. I wrote ...