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aloha BiggerPockets family! I'm new to the forum and wanted to ask a question about direct bookings for STR. for investors that do use direct bookings instead of the major booking platforms like AIRBNB, what are the w...
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As someone new to tax lien and deed investing, I've been studying up to get the hang of it. Now, I'm looking for some guidance or advice, especially from folks who've done it in Texas, especially in Houston. If there'...
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Hello,I buy and hold properties, and I am trying to find a deal structure by which private money lenders would be interested in providing me long term funds at reasonable rates, as opposed to typical hard money (high ...
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Memphis investors:Thoughts on this: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/memphis-real-estate-...Just read the article and wondering how y'all see this affecting the market or not?
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With the lease starting today, I have a tenant who contacted me yesterday saying she was just diagnosed with "a virus" and needs to get out of the lease. She says she probably needs to take leave without pay from work...
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I have 4 properties in Bismarck,ND. With the recent oil boom up here, rents have increased dramatically. Oil prices have dropped, but production and trucking havent slowed down and probably wont for awhile.I bought a ...
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So we have a vacation / second home in another state that we generally use about 1 week a month. I suggested to my wife that maybe it would be a good idea to rent a room out to accomplish two things, bring in a litt...
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Hello BP Community,I am currently looking at properties for my first rental. I see that there are properties that are located in the not so good areas. Does anyone own rental properties in areas that are not necessari...
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Just wondering what the consensus is on tenants who run a business from my rental. I think they should pay some percentage of rent since they are using a residence as a commercial entity. what do you think or have you...
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Hello all, I'm needing to know if properties can be purchased from afar? I'm living in Abu Dhabi, UAE and properties are in Texas (where I'm from). I have someone in the area for helping with inspections. Thanks.
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