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13 July 2008 | 29 replies
There is a plethora of items under each topic that you must know before you jump in.1.
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22 April 2009 | 24 replies
Use tag sale items, free items on the side of the road, craigs list free items and unused family peices in storage.
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10 February 2009 | 3 replies
Can anyone point out all the items they left out to complete the business circle?
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3 August 2009 | 11 replies
You'll need to see how old the following items/systems are ... roof, AC (condensor, evaporator coil, and furnace), electrical box, and plumbing (esp. the sewer line).
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4 August 2009 | 6 replies
Assume expense (including capital items and vacancies) are 50% of gross scheduled rents.
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10 December 2014 | 2 replies
I ask because I would love to have direct access to a portion of their paychecks before they spend it on some "unique" items that prevent timely payment of my rent checks :)
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23 December 2014 | 41 replies
And I'm happy to discuss a list of items with them if they don't understand :)
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26 June 2017 | 2 replies
You could always just charge __% on top of those maintenance items like lawn care.
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11 July 2017 | 9 replies
@Jose Falconett You have to deal with it one way or another - either part of the purchase price will be put into escrow for the payment of these items or you are absorbing it.
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22 July 2017 | 4 replies
We would be gaining equity and then use that home as a rental once we decide to move on in 2 years.I'm sure there are other options and items that we are overlooking.