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I was reading the tenant screening guide provided by BP, WOW it is full with some great information. Assuming the prospective tenant income is 3x rent, no evictions, and good references, do any of you also set a mi...
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Hi all, I wanted to share my recent experiences with turning our garage studio apartment conversion into a short term rental. We have had great success and so far no real issues. The income has paid for the mortgage f...
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I'm a first time investor.
Currently, looking into a fourplex in Bay Area, the rent is 2100, due to the landlord didn't increase rent for past 6 years. If the rent increase to 2400, I can break even, while the pre-c...
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Okay so I have people message me that are out of state that are doing deals in my area and i have heard of wholesaling online. Does anyone do this and can explain to me how this works? The internet is terrible for thi...
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I'm a 24 yr old early in my career in corporate finance working for a CRE brokerage firm and I'm interested in getting a real estate license to 1) learn more about residential real estate markets before I begin my inv...
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I know this probably varies based on location, but I was curious if any Realtors had tried competing on commission percentage. Or at least used lower commissions to incentivize sellers to use you. When I got my licens...
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Many new investors gravitate towards the lower cost SFH's because they are easy to finance, abundant in many markets and are the easiest pathway to completing the BRRRR which most new investors view as the ultimate r...
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I live in nyc it is really expensive to buy rental unit here. I have 50k and want to get my first rental unit , should I do this in another state?
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Hey there guys!We forwarded 3700$ balance due to our former tenant, however most likely tenant won't pay as he mentioned on the phone he will be filing for bankruptcy. Our property is located in Lubbock, TX and tenant...