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One of my homes has had the sewer trap clog 3 times in the past year, with sewage backing up into the basement from the washer drain pipe. I would like to figure out how to do some prevention. Any ideas? I have though...
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Full disclosure I am a short sale newbie. Situation: I found a deal in my area, far north suburbs of Chicago, and was planing to fund it via a conventional mortgage live in it for a couple of years and depending on t...
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Just a quick update to anyone interested, below is a link to the Houston Association of Realtors' monthly market snapshot. September 2018 saw decreased transaction volume compared to September 2017. Much of this coul...
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Hello, trying to get an idea on keyless entry people are using to manage their vacation rental properties.
I’m looking for something I can control remotely that also has a temporary passcode features that I can prov...
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A couple of things to get out of the way before you read the rest of my layout. Yes: I can save 70% of my gross income. I’m a minimalist and I require very very little to survive. No: I’m not planning on having a fami...
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Hey BP,
I just finished with having a pretty neat conversation with my mentor. He owns a decent size real estated company. They invest in mutli-family markets around the U.S. And owns a little over 1700 units.
How...
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how do you get back to the old format.. one of the best features is you can go right to the end of the thread immediately this new format I think is going to really cause less participation.
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Hello BP Community!I would love to get some thoughts on where you think the STR market is headed as a whole. I have a few myself, but are considering to move some of them to MTR's to cater to the ever growing travel ...
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I have 20 acres in the Boise Idaho area that is zoned residential. I can lease it out to a farmer or I can work toward getting the necessary improvements done so it is ready to build on. Or, I suppose another option i...
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In my market, there is a lot of inventory of historical manors from the 17th century and up (example). These ask for a lot of renovations in order to increase their lifespan, but it is manageable...
Except fo...