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Hello BP! I am really excited to join the Bigger Pockets community and begin my real estate investing business. My wife and I moved to Richmond a little over a year ago for her work. She is a museum specialist working...
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I'm still confused what CAP Rate (%) means? Anybody have any good explanation? (with examples? Thanks a bunch in advance.
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My main worry as an out of state investor is if I want to get a property at a discount, the property would needs to be in some form of distress. I would then need to rehab it so that I can rent it out as a buy-and-ho...
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Hello. I’m looking to buy my first STR. I am looking out if state. How realistic is it to buy/furnish/rent a place without seeing it in person? (ie have realtor FaceTime me/send video’s of property, use a furnishing c...
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I have two identical 6-unit buildings on the same lot, but they get separate utility bills. One of the units consistantly gets water bills more than double the other building. I found that the Kansas City Water Dept...
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Hello BP members,
Does anyone know of any chatrooms for real estate investors?
Is there a chatroom that hosts discussions with a good number of people on a regular basis??
I checked out weekendmillionaire dot com as...
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I wrote a very detailed story that just went *poof* so this time I will write in installments. This is a story form my earlier , very nieve, years in landlording. There needs to be some background so the context can b...
Good morning,I have long been interested in investing within real estate in any capacity. After working full time for 10 years (32 years old), I have created enough liquidity that I feel comfortable starting, but not...
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Hi All, I am in a new market and it appears there are less opportunities here than my previous market. I used to be able to line up a ton of potential houses and although there was more competition, I was able to get ...
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I was curious how real estate folks were using G+ . . .
Do you use it for your business? Are you connecting with your closest friends? Or are you just following folks of interest?
I'd love to hear you...