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So in the next few months I plan to buy my first duplex! I plan to house hack; rent out one side and live In the other. While running the numbers a thought crossed my mind about my girlfriend paying rent. Here’s the t...
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Hi all,So I was reviewing a list of reviews given by people on RTR (Rent to retirement) and was surprised to found not even one negative, which made me think of my experience and I decided to write a review so as to s...
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After months of work, a project that has been a very long time coming is now live:
The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing
Guess what . . . it's FREE!
This guide was designed to help ...
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Left beautiful Wyoming and headed to California to see some family for Christmas. Reserved an AirBnB about 60 days in advance. It had around six 5-star reviews.
Host wasn't responding to calls when we got to town. It...
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I am not yet discouraged, but as I read about buying notes I seem to find mostly information with a slight negative twist to it. I am 100% sure these members are trying to help gung-ho newbies such as myself, avoid...
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Well that was a new one. Totally amateur hand made sign so I thought I had a good lead on a FSBO. Turned out to be a wholesaler trying to tack $10,000 onto a house that has been listed for $15,000 too much for the l...
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I’ve had a tenant in place now for 6 months and they have only paid once on the 1st. They have technically been late every other time. 3 times they paid after the 5th which is when a late fee is applied by state law. ...
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Dear BP Community,
It all looked so good on paper, and then when the project started things did not go according to plan...
I'm dealing with a painful first flip that I still haven't sold yet but purchased in Octob...