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Due to passing of family member, I own a Bungalow in the Auburn Gresham District of Chicago. The house needs a lot of work. It still has a steam boiler, heating radiators, no upgrades to kitchen and bathrooms. Hard...
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Hi there. My fiancé and I are looking to purchase a duplex in San Francisco to live in one unit and rent the other. We’ve looked at several properties over the last 3 years. We found one that is in move in ready and i...
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Hi guys,
I am looking to invest in my first rental property with the goal of building a rental portfolio in the coming years. Bigger Pockets has been a great resource of knowledge so far but the information on the ...
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As I look across the US, I'm seeing that different STR markets are in different stages of maturity, and am curious which strategies investors are using to target them.On one end of the spectrum you have mature vacatio...
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Hey all! I do not know if Denver is where I will be living forever. I don't even know If I will be living here by January. I have been here for over a year now and can not make up my mind because San Diego is where I ...
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Hello BP community,I’m looking into buy & hold properties in the Dallas Ft. Worth area, but I’m concerned about the high property taxes in Texas. Can anyone tell me about the “basic homestead exemption”? I’d like ...
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Hi all,working on building an ADU in our backyard. This will be for in-laws and have all the information collected for potential future builds. I wanted to know if anyone has had experience in the WA state and some it...
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Hi all, I am looking to start investing in multi family around Boston area. Specifically in Dorchester, Roxbury, Quincy, Chelsea and Everett. My plan is to invest in a 3 family home as primary residence. I am looking ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, April 5, 2021)
Given the news from the labor, real estate, and manufacturing sectors, it's no surprise that “Consumer Confidence” in the U.S. has increased to the highest level since the b...