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Is anyone in here currently working with a short term rental property management company to list and manage your property on platforms like Airbnb?
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I scrimped and saved since college with a low/middle income job and I finally got into a condo in 2020 at a 3.25% rate in Southern California. Fully remodeled it myself for about, I think, all in 12k. I got rid of the...
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Still trying to understand what we have to do to accommodate a service animal, but long story short, we have a tenant (the only person listed on the lease) that we have noticed the smell of dog and cat when our lease...
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well.... we just got denied for another loan...DTI ratio too high for me and my hubby. I'm starting to get discouraged. I wish I would have found this site years ago or read rich dad poor dad. Too many credit cards......
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OK with the food / water / survival posts recently I have another question I'm hoping to get some good feedback on....I'd like to buy some silver and gold.
Not as an investment - I'd rather put my $ in R.E. for that....
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 27, 2020)
This week is a good week for real estate investors (particularly if you have a house for sale). Existing houses sales are up, new home sales are up, inventories are down...
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So- I feel I've been very active in trying to educate myself so that I'm comfortable and confident when I make my first deal. I've been attending RE investing seminars, educating myself with books, attending webinars...
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Purchased a tax lien.Took possession.Made repairs.Received a redemption request.Responded within 10 days with a bill for repairs.Redemptioner received the bill (certified mail signed receipt) on 12/12/17.Lawyer respon...
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Hello BP!I'm pretty new to BP forums, and so far have just posted in the "Welcome to BP section". Thanks for all who welcomed me by the way!Here's our situation: My husband and I just purchased our first home (in sout...
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My Strategy is Buy and Hold a Duplex in which I plan to live in one and rent the other (if I can afford it); and my niche is an area within 50 miles from O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL. It took me months be...