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Hi everyone, I'm Kim. I finally decided to stop lurking and to introduce myself. I'm an engineer by trade currently living and working in Ventura County, CA. I've been in the area for about four years and have real...
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Experienced spec SFH builders - what is your best advice for someone who wants to build small properties in C neighborhoods that are gentrifying? I am an architect and have always wanted to finance and build my own wo...
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I have a Nest thermostat in my short term rental cabin in North Georgia. I have not put any restrictions on it right now but in my house manual, I ask that the guest turn it to the AWAY setting when they leave and als...
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With all of the extra time due to COVID19, I have been reading, listening, and watching everything I can about being a newbie real estate investor. So far I have determined that I want to target multiplexes/family hom...
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We are searching lenders for our first property and are having to finance using our llc in order to protect my pension limits on earnings. My question is how do you account for future interest rate hikes down the ro...
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Good morning BP!
I was over in the blogs this morning reading Brandon Turner's latest essay, "The Definitive Guide to Using Seller Financing to Buy Real Estate" and, in the comments following the articl...
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Hi everyone.What do you all think about expensive houses wholesale deals?Let's say you get a 1M house under contract for about 700KAre there cash buyers out there that pay 700K in cash? Is this realistic? Thank you as...
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In BP Podcast 108 Grant Cardone says to "stay away from single-family homes." Why is he so opposed to investing in single-family homes?
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Well BP, I'm in a pickle.I stated the year by submitting an offer on a 1913 local historic home I viewed a few days before New Years. It has been converted to commercial, and my plan is to use the first floor as my of...
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I've been looking at short-term rentals and noticed just recently more inventory has come on in the market at least in Massanutten Resort. Wondering if anyone else that's looking at short-term rentals as noticed an in...