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Hey everyone, so I purchased my first duplex in Bay View, which is an insanely hot market at the moment. I want to hear from some experienced individuals. What's the consensus on purchasing properties in Saint Francis...
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Hello, I have a STR company located in San Diego and wanting to expand out of state to HOA friendlier areas. For those who operate their STR out of state, how has it been working out for you?
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Howdy y'all. My name is Josiah Sia and I'm from San Antonio Texas! #texasprideI have absolutely 0 background in REI but I'm a quick learner, got a sharp mind, and am a sponge for information. A Texas sized sponge, so ...
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I have a single family unit home that is going to be sold for $1.2M.I want to do a 1031 Exchange, but confused what my next property purchase needs to be. Single, multi, commerical..The new property I want to exchange...
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Hi BP family,
I just acquired my first rental property and the utilities need to be under my name or the PM company. However, the PM company charges at 10% markup fee while paying these utilities during vacancy. I w...
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In Maryland - Our tenant decided to touch up several walls with the wrong color paint. The paint job was a year old. It looks like she pulled the bathroom paint which was slightly a different color and touched up th...
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Hi guys, newbie from Chicago here. I'm not really a new member, however I have spent most of my time here reading, not posting much. I Live in Lakeview, and would like to purchase a rental property within the next 9...
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I need some handy little sheet that gives me some ballpark figures or range of figures to help me estimate the cost to do some typical rehab work.
Please let me start by explaining that I am not new to rehabbing. ...
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Does anyone have any experience getting rehab costs put into the mortgage loan itself? For example, 50k purchase price, 100k rehab for a total mortgage of 150K. I am looking to help fund a flip but would not have eno...
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How do you make sure you are not getting scammed by a fake cashier's check?