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28 June 2014 | 10 replies
I am no stranger to the woes of bad tenants.
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23 January 2013 | 11 replies
Any sort of public offering (shares or units sold to strangers) is a much bigger deal.
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8 June 2021 | 8 replies
They should not be discounted just because you have a business to run.A non paying tenant would get my same efforts.Idea:If the issue is "a stranger " should not be in the home I rent, perhaps the owner can take video of the insides.
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5 November 2021 | 144 replies
A lot of the information here is user-generated and anecdotal but it's still valuable because you don't have to take it from strangers on TV or radio – local homeowners are sharing their experiences with you right at the source.
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1 May 2020 | 162 replies
As I mentioned before I didn't really consider small multifamily BUT I already have friends lined up to live with me so I wasn't concerned about sharing my actual house with a stranger, I don't think I'd be comfortable renting out a room to 2 random people.
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13 June 2010 | 5 replies
You can legally walk up to strangers in the mall and ask for a loan.If you want people to invest in your company, they you are limited to people you have an existing relationship with unless you do a public offering.
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17 February 2019 | 9 replies
You don’t loan money to a stranger you met on LinkedIn.
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30 January 2014 | 3 replies
Of course, don't place your bet based on an opinion of a stranger on the internet.
21 January 2020 | 21 replies
Try rereading it from a tenant's perspective or get a neighbor/coworker/stranger at a coffee shop to read it and give feedback.
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12 September 2017 | 4 replies
I'm planning for my own future and that doesn't include subsidizing a stranger's life to the tune of $300+/month in lost rental income.