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Hello, I am new to this community and to real estate investing. Currently, I live in New York, but I am interested in exploring opportunities in Columbus, Ohio. This will be my first home purchase, and I am aiming to ...
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Hi everyone hope all is well. I just tried to list a property on Zillow and it is no longer free. What are some alternatives to Zillow that are free of charge?craigslist.Thanks!
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We are in negotiations to buy out a smaller competitor. This is a first for us, and looking to see if anyone had any experience in this as we have a few questions about how it went. Any help is appreciated. ...
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Hi all,I have just begun to try and stick with the 3x rent salary. Do you ever stray? I have a nice single mom applicant, works 30-35 hours/week at $17 hour, gets $400 month in child support and still isn’t close to 3...
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I got wrapped into an informal partnership on a real estate flip project that we are about to sell after 3 months of rehab. We split the costs 50/50 and we are about to close soon. Since the partnership/deal wasn't un...
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Hi!We’re planning to rent our home when we move—but we know we will be moving out of state. Question is:Self manage out of state? OR Hire property manager and eat the costs until you have cash flow coming in? What’s t...
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I have a 2 unit under contract, the current owner told me tonight that the current tenants are month to month, but never signed a lease or gave security deposits. They haven't been late on any payments, but they are e...
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Hi All - I've been an investor for a few years with 6 flips under my belt but I'm moving to a buy and hold strategy due to flips becoming less profitable in my area. I'm closing on my first duplex in a few weeks and w...
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Hello BP Community,So I'll get straight to the point. My wife and I are planning on selling our current home so we can dramatically lower our mortgage with another house that is half the cost of our current mortgage. ...