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Hello BP,I've not had this issue with any of my rentals (knock on wood). This property was a duplex I was thinking of purchasing. The unit is about 1000 sq ft of carpet. The carpet has to be replaced because it is ...
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Warning long post but i'm so dang excited and I just wanted to share my plan so far: First, if you had asked me a year or so ago what I wanted to be when I grow up, ( im 39 by the way) I would have told you........ ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! My name is James Partsch Jr and I am happy to finally have made the move to join the community as a Pro member. I lurked for quite a while, but it was time to take the next move and join...
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Hi Everyone! My name is Michael and I am a newbie from NJ. My friend turned me on to Bigger Pockets a couple months ago, so I have been listening to every podcast I possibly can, reading the forums, articles and watch...
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Hi everyone, I bought a property with an inherited tenant. He had an oral month-to-month lease agreement with the old owner and I continued with that. From the beginning, I told him that I wanted to occupy the house, ...
I am thinking about buying a townhouse or condo to live in for a couple years and then rent out later. I'm wondering how HOA fees come into play when calculating investment returns and/or cap rate. Should I just think...
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I'm a renter in Charlotte, NC that's considering buying my first house. I'm very interested in real estate investing, but I want to get some feedback from the community, as I'm not entirely sure that it's for ...
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House A - I offered and seller countered. I thought we were too far apart in price so I stopped negotiating. Plus I wasn't that excited to owner occupy the house. I did think it would be a decent rental that I woul...
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What is the biggest thing so far you have had to overcome? Did you have doubters that hounded you about the mistakes you were making? Did you have any health or family issues that you had to overcome? Originally I wa...
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Hi BP,I'm visiting relatives in Oxford MS this Christmas and am interested in the RE environment in that area. It's a College football town of around 25,000, (Ole Miss) and I was wondering if anyone on BP has looked ...