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25 February 2020 | 98 replies
All other costs we split $50/50.We will be "roommates" in 1 unit for 1 year (on paper) I will be staying in Brooklyn majority of the time..
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11 June 2015 | 4 replies
However the main issue im seeing is that for a unit of this size it will take longer because you either need 4 roommates or a pretty large family.
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24 January 2017 | 24 replies
I've used a combination of partnerships, bank loans, peer-to-peer lending, and my own funds to buy properties.I somewhat "house hack" now in that I have a roommate who pays about 1/2 of my mortgage and utilities.
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10 May 2018 | 3 replies
We were roommates in this property for the first four years.
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22 December 2017 | 36 replies
-Finish remodel/rehab on my first property that I bought this year (Currently living in it)-Buy second property closer to my job that I will buy and house hack with an additional roommate.
23 March 2017 | 20 replies
Our apartment complex had a policy packet that was 16 pages,, included everything , also had a page with moveout cleaning charges like clean the stove was $125.00 , missing blinds were $35.00 for window, 85.00 for patio, clean window were $15.00 each for example.It gave noise requirements, where to dispose of trash, what was acceptable for trash, and listed charge for any large items left like couch was $50.00 to dispose of, mattress $25.00 box spring $25.00 so we were covered if they put any large items out.It covered roommate changes to lease, what a lease buyout fee was, how to pay your rent, how to give proper notice, late fee charges, charges to change lock,, how much lock out charge was to come and open your door.
8 October 2015 | 4 replies
My name is Sandra, I have a huge problem with my roommate.
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29 October 2015 | 8 replies
To take it a step further, he lined up a roommate at the new place so his monthly costs will only be a couple hundred bucks while paying down two properties.
30 October 2019 | 2 replies
I have two roommates and three full units and the closest I had to vacancy was a guy who moved and was month to month and didn’t give full notice and I actually had double rent for two weeks.
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7 November 2017 | 402 replies
I mean, if you have to live on ramen and PB&J for two years while having as many roommates as possible in order to save the money to buy a multifamily.