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How much are you paying to remove and replace a gas furnace? Typical 3 br 1400 sq ft house. How about minor spackling and paint the entire home to get it rent ready?
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Looking at the three major markets in Alabama: Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville. All of them have good things going for them. If you’ve invested in Alabama which market did you choose and why?
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Hello BP Fam! Here are some resources to help you validate your next target market:
1. Population Growth - https://www.census.gov/data/tables.html
2. Job Growth - https://www.bls.gov/
3. Median Household Income Gr...
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This is a specific question requiring a specific answer from current Podio users. Your mission, should you choose to accept it...please share how you are using Podio to manage your mail campaigns, how you are tracking...
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Is it possible to buy profitable rental properties in a high market?
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We have a record number of homes for sale in my community and the market is slow. I'm expecting it to slow even more in the fall. At the same time, rentals have been strong for decades. I manage 120 units in a town...
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It looks like my hunch was right. I live in the most competitive market in the country; Miami, Fort Lauderdale is the craziest place to work on finding a 'deal' that has enough meat to flip for a profit. If you can ma...
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I am starting out in pittsburgh pa. How can I determine what is the best area, neighborhood or market to invest in? Mainly looking to buy and hold, so where people rent is important. I know some hot areas, southside, ...
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Hi all, just wanted to get some advice on where you all think is the best place to buy a STR in Florida from a cash flow perspective. Preferably no farther north than Orlando.Also, do the same concepts for buying a S...
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Hello All,I am interested in investing in rental properties in economically diverse/robust cities (cities like Atlanta, Dallas come to mind). Key criteria for me are (1) Corporate america presence (2) Not necessarily...