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10 July 2024 | 11 replies
So far all but a few pillowcases have survived for 7 years of guests.
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10 July 2024 | 24 replies
Quote from @Joshua Harris II: Hi Edna, Sent you a connection request.
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10 July 2024 | 6 replies
@C Rutherford you may not want to hear this, but:YOU CANNOT SURVIVE OFF THESE 5 RENTALS!
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9 July 2024 | 21 replies
I disagree with @Theresa Harris and @Nathan Gesner about charging for your own time.1.
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12 July 2024 | 24 replies
Quote from @Theresa Harris: Why not ask your agent if he will take a reduced commission?
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7 July 2024 | 5 replies
Some real quick items here:VA Loans are for Primary HomesYou can use VA Loans for 1-4 unit properties (House Hacking)VA Loans have 0% downpayment (most of the time)You can have more than 1 VA loan (some people don't know that)VA Loans do carry a "funding fee" which is like a little "tax" to write the loan, but it is waived if you are a disabled veteran.VA Loans do not have PMI (and that's a huge benefit for us)VA Loans also have a very streamlined refinance feature (called a VA IRRRRL) which makes it super easy to refinance if rates were to fall (hopefully that will occur in the future)VA Loans can also be used by a surviving spouse.The VA may not give us the best health benefits but they can certainly get us into debt!
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6 July 2024 | 1 reply
Property is in Harris County
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8 July 2024 | 17 replies
Quote from @Theresa Harris: I'd also tell the tenant who they tried to evict under false pretenses to leave a google review for the PM to warn others.Thanks for the idea about doing reviews, Hmm, unfortunately the tenant is upper 70's and doesn't do much online, Part of the problem was that the tenant wanted to pay cash for rent every month, but the PM wanted the monthly payments online,
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5 July 2024 | 7 replies
Quote from @Theresa Harris: As long as you are living there, it shouldn't matter.
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5 July 2024 | 5 replies
Quote from @Ali Harris: Hi, I may be in a position to acquire a duplex where each unit is 1 bed/ 1 bath.The tenant is about to move out of one of the units and I was wondering how viable will it be to either add 1 bedroom to that unit or may be add 2 beds and 1 bath for increased case flow. any gotchas I should be aware of?