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6 July 2024 | 11 replies
We use these door sensors on any large patio doors and you would be surprised how many guests leave the doors open for long (1-5hr+ periods) while trying to cool/heat the house.
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6 July 2024 | 18 replies
We have had a lot of applications and several showings but haven't been able to land it to no fault of the house.
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7 July 2024 | 28 replies
I am a rookie with only 1 rental property as a house hack and I was using rent redi as my payment software until I realized that it charges the tenant a 10 dollar fee every time so goes and pays rent and I don't like that at all if I already paying them every month through my pro membership.
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3 July 2024 | 10 replies
Just realize that if you buy real estate with a heloc, be careful as now you are basically leveraging existing assets for new assets and many times people get over levered and in trouble in those scenarios.
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5 July 2024 | 0 replies
I bought my first house from a wholesaler in 2004 and flipped it for a 40k profit.
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5 July 2024 | 2 replies
We provide housing for Homeless and Addicted people in underserved communities, and in an attempt to revitalize our Downtown area, and expand our Program (part of it is home ownership and entrepreneurship) we need to be able to buy adjudicated properties, or have them donated, then have the finances to redevelop and repair them.
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6 July 2024 | 5 replies
I recently went to a conference on this and got some insights:- Moderate price appreciation: The Bay Area housing market is expected to see continued, but more moderate price growth.
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6 July 2024 | 0 replies
I would have looked more deeply into house hacking or creative financing and left the mortgage for the first property where it was.
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1 July 2024 | 8 replies
I want to house hack and rent all of the rooms out (since with an FHA Loan I have to be a primary resident I cannot rent the whole house out).
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5 July 2024 | 11 replies
If we have to pay for housing anyway, we might as well make the most of it.