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Hello BP members!I have opened an account on BP a while ago but didn't get a chance to introduce my self!My name is Jida, I'm a wife, a mother, a french teacher and an import manager in a import/export company. My hus...
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Hey all,My area has a decent sized university but also plenty of non-student renters as well. One thing I have picked up from various books and from this forum is that it is important to have a very thorough screenin...
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Hi everyone.I’m new to the community and was after listening to one of the recent podcasts, I was left wondering: Will the appeal of single family homes increase in the coming future as opposed to small multi family h...
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Hello everybody! I think if the market changes from one year to the next, it’s important that you understand the changes. I've read a couple articles lately about housing market in 2013 and I have a question now. Here...
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Hello everyone,
My name is Justin MIller and I was introduced to this site by a friend and have really liked it so far.
A little bit about me: I'm 25 years old and grew up in the Orlando area. After Hig...
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I had put an ad to rent a basement apartment in my 2 family rental and had a lot of response . One email I received was supposedly from one Vincent Prasad, an Indian from Hyderabad , working in Canada now. He was movi...
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Hi all,I am new to this forum and I was wondering if I could receive any advice from an experienced real estate investor. Currently, my situation is as follows:- moved from CA to UT for work.- I have 4 months left on ...
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When looking for a market/sub-market to invest, I know that you want cost of living to be > cost to rent. How much greater should it be? And when comparing the two should I just be looking at the average payments p...
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Hello BP community!I live in Simi Valley, CA (northwest of Los Angeles). A friend suggested I join this site immediately when I expressed interest in real estate investing.I am trained as a near eastern archaeologist ...
Hi Everyone, New Member from NJ.I have been reading and following BP post on and off for years. I finally took the first step and put an offer on my first rental property last wk. They counter offered and I accepted, ...