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Have you ever permitted a person who was super qualified on the application but ended up being a total disappointment as a tenant?
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I’ve been struggling with the idea of buying a rental without my own home to live in. Back story. I own a rental in FL (first home we lived in), but moved to California 3 years ago. Decided to keep the FL SFH home as ...
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Hi! I'm looking to make my first offer on a triplex in Maine soon! I'm looking for help/advice/suggestions on ways that I might be able to approach making an offer in a competitive area that could increase my potent...
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There are plenty of opinions out there about staging a home to provide a higher sales price and/or faster sale.
Is this recommended for flips? It seems like the cost is fairly high to stage, thus eating into the f...
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I am looking into doing a 1031 exchange on a property I have in the norfolk/plainville/wrentham area of MA.
I have got pre-approval on loan and have spoken to a qualified intermediatory and all is in order.
M...
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Hello BP. I'm closing on my first STR next month. It's 25 minute drive away in Galveston, TX, what I believe you would refer to as a "drive to" market. This property I'm purchasing is Duplex with units up and down...
Hello all,I'm a first time home buyer looking for a duplex/triplex around Philadelphia, and I'm becoming very confused as to how many houses will leave me with a negative cash flow. It's becoming next to impossible to...
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I work with several Investors who are out of state and out of country. I just wanted some insight from other investors as to how they choose the areas outside of their own.
How far out do you go from your current are...
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This is assuming interest will continue to rise. For me, my long term goal is to own doubles in my A neighborhood, that currently are 150K +. And 5% + interest starts to really cut into the profits. I'm not real exci...
Hi everyone! I'm a new landlord (lady?)...just purchased a duplex and closing on a fourplex on Thursday. My question is, why is the insurance so darn expensive? My agent said they are required to insure properties at...