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I’ve read some of you collect payments for reservations outside of VRBO. How do you amend your guests reservation so it doesn’t cancel when you do it this way?
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I am at a fork in my life where I am thinking about making the transition from my secure W2 job to REI Full Time. I recently got my real estate license and have a brokerage lined up for when I am ready (specializing i...
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I would really like to become a real estate agent. The only thing that holds me back is that I hear some agents don't make any money for up to six months.I was wondering, would this be the same for agents that are on ...
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Hi all, After 9 months, the house I bought at a tax sale is finally empty, thanks to a court decision and lawyer fees. Sadly, it's not over yet. While I got my house, I also got 1000's of pounds of junk and approximat...
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So what type of people do you usually end up with in your rentals? What are their professions/jobs? I'm trying to gain some perspective on the types of people that make good tenants(I know working class/steady jobs). ...
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Hi BP Community, I'm in need of some general advice. I'm an out of state investor focused on SFR/long term tenants with a total of 2 properties acquired since 2020. I generally look for properties on the MLS that have...
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Hello! I have recently created an LLC with a partner of mine to make our first investment. Wanted to gather the great minds in the BiggerPockets community for pointers to get us started on the right foot:1) What is th...
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I recently posted that some lending and sales schemes were predatory.
First, predatory practices does not have a legal definition, generally you will find examples of strategies or activities that are deemed ...
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Greetings BP family,I recently passed my SAFE Act exam and am ready to begin building my book of business as a mortgage loan officer / originator in Virginia!My question for experienced MLO's out there is, what are so...
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Hey All - I am starting the buying process to look into getting my first short term rental property soon and have a few questions that hopefully some of you experienced vets can touch on.1) What are some extra expense...