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I've sent out 2 months of direct mail to absentee owners with parameters such as >50% equity >2bdrms, etc. I've sent out 2250 letters and post cards and gotten 57 responses. That's a 2.5% response rate. I ha...
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When rehabbing single-family homes. What is the general condition of the house when you buy it? And what do you add to it to get it above market value? What are the special features?
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After looking back on the past couple of years and reading similar stories, I wanted to share some of my story.In mid-2014 I was turning 30, had recently changed positions and was beginning to realize that my financia...
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Hi Bigger Pockets!My name is Lea ColeI am in a bit of a pickle but i will explain everything throughout this discussion post...***Skip to short summary if you do not wish to read my offly long story!!!***In Philadelph...
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BP Team, I've had an Alaska cabin project I have been working on for years that I finally decided to get er done. I used 0% interest credit card promo to finance $20k utilities to the property and it still needs 10K ...
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Hello BP. A local investor in Denver with whom I’ve spoken on a few occasions mentioned recently that he has three residential properties he wants to unload. He's looking for a commercial triple net lease. He feels ...
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I am considering venturing into the STR market chasing higher returns (gotta be honest!) after liquidating my long term rentals. My first "trial" STR would be my primary residence on days when I'm not home, which is a...
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Ok everyone brace yourself on this one as it will be a long story. I am simply looking to advice I have a previous post where I outlined some of the details there. I rented my house out as of September 1st, 2018 and...
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Title says it all... this is in my personal residence but I’ve found BP to be a more credible source for answers than searching the web.
After 2 or 3 showers the water gets cool/lukewarm, not freezing and will stay t...
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So I am wanting to get started in real estate investing in Columbia SC, I am coming across loads of deals which interest me but I never want to commit because I am worried that I won't be able to finance them. I have ...