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Illinois is enacting a statewide minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2025. Have any experienced landlords had this happen in their state or city and what have been the effect on rents? Drastic increases or gradual incr...
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-MI-SOLID-BRICK-SIN...Is the whole city falling apart?
As a developing/newbie wholesaler you learn that you should follow basic steps to get in the game: put up bandit signs, door knock, drive for dollars, etc. So that's exactly what I've done.
I started with Bandit Sig...
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Hello BP Friends - Not sure where to post this, and looking for feedback. We are a couple of newbies ages 50 and 54, residing in NYC, and have been advised by an experienced investor (from BP) that we're too old to be...
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I am considering loaning money in a situation where I would be getting 35-40% of the profit and also a preferred interest rate on my money. This would more so be a partner situation so not lending to stri...
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I have a fourplex in Houston, TX and I live in SoCal. I have been going back and forth in legal matters trying to renegotiate our lease rates with my tenants. They are using it as an Airbnb Arbitrage, which is viola...
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I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.
If you are a c...
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Investment Info:
Duplex buy-and-hold investment.
Purchase price: $130,000Cash invested: $0
Acquired from a motivated investor moving out of state in late 2022, this duplex was turnkey upon closing. The previous own...
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Let me start by saying that I discovered this forum a few weeks ago and can't get enough. I feel like I have gained about 100 mentors overnight, and all I wanted was one.
My question is for seasoned investors who, a...
I know many of you may have seen the topic and thought about your first fix and flip. I actually would like to get some of your opinion's on rehabbing my first home to live in. Let me explain. My wife and I are gettin...