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Hi AllWondering what you do if you are in a situation as I am? I budgeted 5% maintenance on my property, and my first tenant came and went and I literally had zero cost in maintenance when they left. I didn’t even hav...
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I am new the this big beautiful world of Real Estate Investing and am looking to meet and network with other investors in my local area. To everyone else, Hello. I am very excited to be apart of this community now. Pl...
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Hi BP Community,As an investor and agent who specializes in working with Investors, I've been attending REI Meetups but usually have to drive all the way to either NYC or Orange County in order to do so. I work primar...
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Hi I'm Nick and I'm a house hacker. I have 5 rentals right now and I am looking to get my 6th as an owner occupied. I have an offer in on a house I really like and because of the 5% down, 4% rate loan think I can make...
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Hi Everyone,My husband and I closed our very first rental property two months ago. ( WHOO!!! ) I waited two months to write this post so I can share some of our experience as first- time landlords. We started looking...
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I have a transaction that is on the borderline - has a gross margin of 12K less a 2k marketing fee for finding the buyer, less 1.1k as tenants security deposit is not credited to me, and my side of closing costs. Thus...
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If you are spending money sending yellow letters, make sure your answering service doesn't run out of space.I probably get around one yellow letter a week for one of my rentals. I am considering selling it, and am ge...
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What typically goes awry with septic systems?If a leach field goes bad. What are my options?
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New member here to the Bigger Pockets community. I live in CA, I am BRRRRing properties in Chicago. I look forward to connecting with others who are starting out like me or already investing in Chicago - especially th...