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Hello fellow investors,I want to give a quick overview of my real estate investing story so far and then get into a couple questions regarding banking and financing. I've always had an interest in real estate investi...
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Purchased 8 plex that was vacant. Put insurance on it and started painting in some units and showing units. Within a week we had a major snow storm and water line froze and broke. Insurance company denied claim due...
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Does anyone ever book "off platform" from VRBO and AirBnB? We have a STR in a ski town and are apart of a Facebook group for that ski mountain and have been asked quite a few times about booking direct. It would save ...
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Last year's online tax return (turbo tax) was fairly simple from what I recall, as I had no major confusion selecting that I lived in the property and also rented it out. This time around, I can't find a clear-cut cho...
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Looking to buy a 6 plus unit in Providence but I am having trouble finding comps to assess ARV there doesn't seem to too many sold multifamilies (at least not on MLS) and the ones that are there seem to be all over th...
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Hello BP Fam! I'm new to the community. Im a 32 yr old creative. I live in Longmont, CO just outside Denver/Boulder. I've been producing music for over twelve years. Alas, we are expecting our first child in May, and ...
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My prospective tenant just completed the mysmartmove background check. Hi credit is high and everything else is clean. The only issue is that SmartMove says that there is an "SSN mismatch" and that I should veri...
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Hi all. My name is Craig and I'm brand new RE investing, but have thought getting involved in it for about 20 years! I've spent most of my investing life immersed in stocks, bonds, and commodities. I've b...
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Hi, folks!Question: I am entertaining the idea of living overseas for a year to travel as well as save some money because I won't be spending so much (Thailand is calling my name!). I have done some private money lend...
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Since it's ideal to approve a rental applicant with income 3 times the rent, I wonder if combined income of multiple applicants over 18 who will be living in the unit qualifies this requirement? Or is it best to have...