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Hello Milwaukee BP community! I'm a recent college graduate who graduated from UWM in 2019 with a degree in computer science. I currently work at FIS as a software developer where we create solutions for our clients i...
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Hello Everyone,A partner(@Alex Royster) and I are currently educating ourselves on the RE investing business and hope to soon buy our first rental property. We are looking to invest in the Charlotte area where my part...
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Hi all,I've owned my property for 8 months now but now having my first tenant turnover. A few questions,- Brandon Turner's property management book mentions on the rental application asking for the prospective tenant'...
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I found some good legal advice for contracts, documents, consultation it really helps for me getting my deals together and making sure I stay in the guidelines of real estate
www.prepaidlegal.com
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm in pursuit to becoming a first-time house owner/hacker in the extremely competitive market of Chicago. Upon the property's listing a day ago, I quickly consulted my agent and decided it best ...
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Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to learn what other folks are using for tenant background, credit and criminal checks. Our current process is thru a website called Avail and that has been pretty smooth but the appli...
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Hello Bigger Pockets forum!
I'm Daniel Porter, a 24 jazz musician living in Dallas, Texas. I got my undergrad in jazz performance from the University of North Texas in the fall of 2014 and have been working as a pro...
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I own a single family rental that does very well and I live in my other SFH in the same town. Right next door to my house there are 2 properties, both 6 unit 4 bed 2 bath apartments. According to public record and inf...
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This may seem like an odd question but I see most investors use P.O. Boxes. As a fairly new investor it seems like an expense I don't really need.
Im about to do a 1500 postcard mailing, and may just have the return ...
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Hey BP,
These will likely be silly questions but I'm a noobie having a little trouble finding answers online. we plan on hiring a CPA, but I'd love to understand some of the basics. My brother and I are 50-50 owners ...