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First post alert! Greetings Bigger Pocket Family!For those seasoned investors (or newbies), how did you get started? Let's be honest, there is a wealth of information found all over the internet and in Podcast. Howe...
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About two months ago my Real Estate Broker offered me a condo before it was put on the market. I declined the offer because the price was too close to market value. I'm looking for buy and hold properties and i want t...
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I’m heading to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/ Sevierville area next week and am going to look at short term rentals while I’m there. I’ve listened to Avery Carl and reached out to a realtor with the Short Term Shop to s...
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I know many members on BP use the 50% rule as a screening technique.. I was curious if anyone uses a range of estimates for expenses to estimate potential profit, rather than strictly 50% - either while they are ...
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Okay I am up late its 1am and I thought of a question for the BP community...
Is there a way for an individual to passively invest in real estate with minimal risk, achieve decent returns; for arguments sake 5-15% a...
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Let's set the tone straight; most people don't get into the rental business because they like to manage problematic tenants, deal with leaky toilets or attend eviction hearings.Most people follow traditional investmen...
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Last January my husband and I started out as full time Realtors. Right off the bat we got 2 listings so he quit his day job and we hit the ground running. Since then we’ve had only a couple more closings from buyer tr...
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I was an investor in New Jersey, slowly building a small rental portfolio. I had flipped a house and a wholesale deal, and owned three rental properties. I had some ambitiously huge real estate goals, and buying one r...
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Hi there,I am 21 going to college to be a civil engineer in Washington, once I graduate I plan to use syndication to invest in real estate. What I am scared about is getting burned with syndication, I have seen and he...
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The 2% rule TEST is a quick screening tool for rentals. It says:"The monthly rent should be about 2% of the purchase price for a rental to be a good cash flowing rental"I really don't know when People here started us...