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15 January 2025 | 7 replies
You take out those utilities from the S8 voucher rent and the resulting NET rent is often BELOW market rents.Ask more questions to protect yourself from being taken advantage of.
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22 January 2025 | 1 reply
Get familiar to taking apart those receptacles so you can handle coin james yourself.
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21 January 2025 | 10 replies
It takes a couple of calls to schedule, then they pay the invoice.
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27 January 2025 | 7 replies
My recommendation is before chasing all these real estate deals is to go earn and save some money so when a good deal comes a long you can take action and move on it.
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
Congrats on taking the first step.
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20 January 2025 | 7 replies
Give her 30 days notice now, keep her security deposit, and send her a additional bill for damages to the unit in lieu of taking her to court for the damages.
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14 January 2025 | 1 reply
Security deposit will take care of the last month of unpaid rent, but I'm considering filing a small claims court lawsuit to get a judgement for recoverable damages.
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18 January 2025 | 8 replies
I wouldn't take checks, zelle (or similar) or epay in this situation.You are unlikely to get your money back.
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23 January 2025 | 10 replies
My piece of advice would be to try to take advantage of as much free education as possible with podcasts, forums like these, YouTube, and other real estate investors.
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31 January 2025 | 2 replies
It takes enough of your margin, which you don't have because you put so little down in this market.