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Hello!My name is Joseph Hartley, and I’m just starting out my journey in real estate. I’ve been learning a lot about house hacking, and I’m seriously considering purchasing my first house to rent out soon. However, I’...
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Hello Everyone,This web-site is GREAT and I have learned so much. Now, here is my question. I hear most people say don't quit your day job to invest in Real Estate until… And, I ask Why? Wait…. Let me clarify, I'm n...
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Hello,
I have been actively looking in Northern CA, and obviously deals- which are really hard these days. However, I notice that the RE Websites show these properties are just there for months and I tal...
Ok so a seller called me yesterday basically told me he was about to list with a realtor but had it rented out in mean time. He asked how I got his name i said I am looking to buy houses in your neighborhood and this ...
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Ok, I am brand new here and have spent the last 4hrs (at least) reading diaries and listening to the podcast episodes at the same time. I am so impressed with the complete openness in this community, it is truly amazi...
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The devastation left behind by Hurricane Harvey could result in 300,000 new mortgage delinquencies, with 160,000 borrowers becoming 90 days or more past due, according to a new forecast from Black Knight Financial Ser...
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Hello all, I am a longtime reader and fairly new to action in the DFW market. I was recently downsized out of my job while in the midst of looking for a deal in the DFW market. I am looking to build a portfolio of sin...
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Good morning fellow BP members! I am currently working on getting my 5-unit rehabbed. This is my first experience with multi-family and with rehab of this scale. This property is 2744 sq ft with a mixture of one eff...
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Hi,
I am buying a new rental property out of state and will be relying heavily on a property management to run daily operations for me.
There are tenants already in the property and a property manager in place that t...
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I would prefer getting fixed price bids from contractors because this will make evaluating profitability easier/faster. The contractor that I've worked with on projects around my personal home has ALWAYS quoted his la...