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We recently purchased a town house about 5 months ago in an association with 5 total units. I was recently elected president of the HOA last week because the previous president was neglecting his duties. We quickly no...
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I recently bought a town home in Chicago and wanted to see if you have any recommendations for firms who can help me with property tax appeal in the NW suburbs area?Is it worth the time and money? What are ...
I have a tenant who just moved out. I did a walk thru inspection with them but it was brief because she was on a break from work. I told her it looked alright except for a few things but I would send her the final sta...
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I almost entered my first partnership (my first deal as well) with other investors this month, but did not let the possibility of making money and finally getting started get in the way of my standards...Communicat...
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Hi Everyone,I'm a newbie from Brooklyn NY and I'm closing in on my first investment buy and hold property (single family) and i wanted to know if its necessary to have an LLC setup before or ok to have it done after?T...
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What's the best way to get into Hard Money Lending? Or private money? I.e. if I have capital laying around and want to lend it, how do I do that? Are there brokers that sync up investors with people looking for HM loans?
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I joined BP back in 2023 and haven't done anything in real estate due to family responsibilities with a parent and kids. Things have changed with my family and I now have the time I need to become financially indepe...
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Bigger Pockets put out a list of things that Property Managers should do for the owner. One of listed items is paying for eviction costs because they picked the tenant. Is there a company in Fort Smith that does this?
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Is cold calling your direct mail list beneficial?If you are a real estate investor or any realtor, then it is always recommended to cold call the direct mail list. This is very much essential as well as effective to s...
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So my husband and I are closing on our first 2 family home in a few weeks in Poughkeepsie, NY. We are trying to get all our ducks in order and are trying to decide if we should use a property manager or one of these w...