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Hello all-I am new to investing but not so new to projects, flips and rehabs. I have a background in rehabbing homes for investors out of town (ran a small company a few year back). I am thinking more and more that I ...
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Hi everyone,
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a seemingly vacant and distressed property near my current residence. After conducting some title research, I discovered that the property is owned by the local nursing h...
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So I had new tenants move in the last week of July. They paid their first week of rent of rent upon move in (first mistake I should have requested the entire month of August at that time!). Then, August 1 comes, no r...
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Anybody else hear of a city or county trying to implement a strategy like this?
In a somewhat r...
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bought a short sell back in Jan 2017 using all cash 175000 plus all other short sell fee and closing expense. Title has been transferred to me not long after the closing. I immediately rehabbed the house to where it h...
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So I recently bought my second duplex, which came with existing tenants in both units. Both of the tenants have aspects that I'm not thrilled about (less than clean living habits), but the tenants on one side just set...
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[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...
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So I'll try to make a long story short. I have a tenant that I inherited when I bought the property back in October. They have never paid in full or on time. Their lease runs out the end of this month and I told t...
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I bought my first duplex in Pittsburgh last July. Tenants were already in place. Downstairs tenant was almost always late, but eventually paid the rent and late fee. I am an out-of-town landlord--my brother, who li...
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Warning: Lots of Questions!!
I'm in the process of sourcing my envelopes, paper, etc. for my direct mail campaign for Absentee Owners. My initial plan is to use a "handwritten" font for the marketing copy on the yell...