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Hello everyone, I'm new to the site and relatively new to real estate. I'm looking at a property in upstate New York of which I would like to do a subject to deal. I've been looking on the Internet and understand how ...
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Yesterday, I posted about how we can solve affordable housing in America.I had over 80 responses and the conversation got very political, which was not entirely a surprise.My question though is what economic model is ...
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"Minneapolis group recommends strict rent-control plan to City Council"The group split with 14/25 voting to recommend a strict rent-control plan like the one that St. Paul passed last year, and 11/25 to recommend a pl...
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I've got a handful of singe family rental properties that I mostly completely renovated when I bought them, but I am starting to look at what I should be setting aside for capital expenditures and am pretty blown away...
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Good 'ol Rush came out the hospital in Hawaii straight for a press conference to declare that there is nothing wrong with our health care system and he is the evidence of it. Coming from a man who makes millions of do...
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I am getting married next June to a girl I have been friends with since high school and dating for 4 years. She is the least selfish/greedy person I have been in a relationship. Even though I trust her and don't plan ...
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As far as the "50% Rule" goes.
When you evaluate a property and you say 50% of the monthly gross rents should be figured for expenses prior to servicing any debt, does this vary much if you are going with new constru...
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I just can't take the plunge. I look at deals every day, it has become a hobby. But every single deal I look at I seem to find a question mark that makes me shy away. Am I making it harder than it really is? I have...
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Morning BP! I'm analyzing small multifamily properties (primarily duplexes) for my first owner-occupied investment. I have a general question about rental income: should the rent from the vacant side completely cove...
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...They have installed an above-ground pool!!Not only that, but the pool is built on a wooden platform. Not only that, but they have covered the ENTIRE yard in Astroturf!Not only that, but the gait was OPEN!!I am cert...