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Hello BPers,We are looking at a building with landlord paid heat. The bills are insane! Besides the obvious of sub-metering what have you done to reduce your heat bills?
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I am interested in buying a property in Philly directly from the owner. He has leins on it, mostly from the gas company. Can he negotiate to reduce or eliminate these leins? Can attorneys help? The leins are almos...
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When is the right time to reduce the sales price on a listed property?
We have had a house listed on the market for about two weeks now in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The bank appraised the property at pre-renovation for 200k...
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Hi BiggerPockets community,
For the bookkeeping portion of rental properties, 1.) what are the best strategies to reduce this expense if you want to outsource this operation? 2.) How often will the bookkeeper need to...
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Hi all, we are planning on residing our 3-unit multi-family house and also blowing in insulation to help with utility bills. We have asbestos siding in not so great condition... so taking off the asbestos, blowing in ...
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Check this out! https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/50-Poplar-Bars-Rd_Farmington_CT_M34787-55661?cid=txt_shares_rdc_ldp
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Hi all, long time reader, first time asker. I came across a short sale on the MLS about 2 months ago that was listed as active -o. I didn't make an offer, assuming it was a done deal. Well I see today that the price ...
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Hey, just curious if there's any place in the US that allows a school tax reduction for any particular reason? For example, people in my community argue that there are so many senior citizens and people without childr...
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I've had a cash offer accepted on a duplex. The inspection turned up some issues that I'd really like the seller to fix, but they are not willing to, and instead offered a price reduction. However, I will likely be ...
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Is it possible to buy a property (ie single family home, townhome) and avoid the closing cost/ down payment? or is it possible to reduce the cost to a more cheaper and affordable cost?