Hey everyone... so I have a bit of a lease term question. I just bought this four-plex and it's my first local property. We're managing it ourselves. We've literally had possession for 4 days. Tenant #2 comes up with ...
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I just don't think that paying 5 or 6% to a realtor to sell a home is necessary. Having to pay the 2 1/2 - 3% to list a home to get it on the MLS seems to high to me. I know that realtors do more than this but it stil...
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So quick backstory about me.. I have 2 rental properties on Long Island, NY and they're both located in the same town.
Property #1
-Legal 2-family duplex (2 units)
-Does not need to be owner-occupied since it’s a l...
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This is an unusual situation, but I'll try to do my best describing it. I wasn't sure if it his question should go here or in Notes Forum.Seller and her husband sold on "Assignment for Deed" contract that is recorded ...
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I hear a lot of talk about how it's different this time, and real estate prices won't be affected too much because everybody has so much "equity" in their homes. What people fail to understand is, why do they have so ...
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Tim asked in another thread that I start a new thread on this topic, and while I don't see much value in discussion religion on an Internet forum, I'll at least continue this discussion from the other thread with a re...
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First of all, I didn't start this thread to attack the professional tradesmen, but sometimes it gets to a point where even if you want to pay someone for a job, you end up DIYing the last 10% (or 25 or 50) of the work...
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When I became a member on this site, I was looking for that key ingredient that allowed many of the investors to become landlords overnight.I researched every strategy, every problem that could possibly come up and c...
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We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...