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6 January 2025 | 57 replies
There are many REI strategies, figure out the one that matches your funds, personal involvement, etc.
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22 January 2025 | 56 replies
Ask if your REI approach matches your financial and life targets.3.
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22 January 2025 | 203 replies
And a diversity of natural attractions and landscapes that no other state in the union can come close to matching..
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28 December 2024 | 16 replies
We refunded his 200 dollar pet deposit (Illinois has put ESAs on par with working animals, so we had to refund it), although he says we did not (we do have proof of this).
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7 January 2025 | 16 replies
It markets our properties, screens our tenants, collects our rent, deposits it into our bank accounts, has full accounting and reporting features, has a tenant facing web portal & app where tenants can log in and report maintenance issues and see their account, etc, for $2/door/month - but they have a $45 minimum monthly fee... so up until you cross 22 doors it would be $45.
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16 December 2024 | 3 replies
His client-focused approach and his commitment to building long-term relationships with investors growing a portfolio piqued my interest and made me really excited about the business.I was matched with one of their investment strategists in May.
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27 December 2024 | 34 replies
Income tax refund (forced savings account where govt keeps your interest) gives them the cash they need for first month's rent + security deposit.10) Realities of S8: most tenants no longer have 100% of rent paid by the program.- Good luck getting them to pay their portion for the duration of their lease- Be careful including utilities in the rent as they then won't care about a running toilet resulting in a $500 water bill.- S8 tenants don['t want to pay application fees- S8 tenants cry broke about paying security deposits- S8 tenants in the program for 10+ years claim ignoreance on filling out their paperwork because they've learned a desperate landlord will do it for them.If you want a S8 tenant, you MUST advertise on www.AffordableHousing.com
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24 December 2024 | 9 replies
The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.
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16 December 2024 | 3 replies
Plenty of Jersey City examples and numbers for you as well, but the areas will match your price point and whether or not you want to do value add.
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17 December 2024 | 8 replies
The state doesn’t have rent control laws, but landlords are prohibited from collecting more than one month’s rent for security deposits.