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Would it be better for tax and insurance purposes to build a duplex or 2 separate units for rental income? Thanks for your input.
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Hi Everyone,My name is Justin Christian. I just started looking into real-estate investing and am trying to learn as much as I can as fast as possible. I'm from the Kansas City area and work as a web application devel...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $109,000
Cash invested: $13,000
3 Bedroom 1.5 Bath 1,100 Sqft SF house built in 1900. PITI $750 - Rent $1,500 - AVR...
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Has anyone figured out why after 3-4 months tenant a, b and c has HVAC filters that look 100 years old and completely clogged but tenant d’s filter looks brand new? All have pets and no smell of smoke in the house. A...
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Hi Everyone,
Just wondering if anyone has done this before. I live in the Maryland, Northern Virginia area. If I own a four bedroom house and I wanted to rent out the rest of the room. Kind of like house hacking I gu...
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So I just missed the window to rent to the majority of local university renters, and have reduced rent to what looks to be a competitive price.My 2 questions are:What are you top tips and tricks to market to college s...
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Hello BP! I currently own a duplex and have a question regarding using RUBS for gas usage. This formula is already in place for water, but here's the issue with gas -- both units use gas heat, however only one unit ...
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Alright people, time for me to smack you with some more STR knowledge. So we bought a beach duplex in Carolina Beach, NC 2 blocks off the water, our downstairs 3/2 unit is on track to do 57k this year, which pays our...
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Hi Everyone.
I am getting ready to do my first deal. Everything looks/feels good but I would like some advice from those of you that have some experience.
I found this deal through someone that I know that rehabs ...
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Hi, in need of a second opinion on my idea. Ive been having trouble in my home (Bergen county NJ) regarding the heat. issues such as the radiators leaking, one tenant having control of boiler so he shuts it off when e...