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I have a young couple wanting to rent a 2/1 for 1325.00 a month They have good jobs and the income is more than necessary to qualify . But their credit is 466 and 501 . They are in their mid 20's . Everything else lo...
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Hi, Bigger Pockets family. Here is my Scenario My wife and I own a duplex that we bought in 2017 for 144k. We live in the 1st unit that was renovated and now we are about to finish and rent our upstairs apartment. The...
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I just picked up a new rental about 2 weeks ago A nice 2/1 with a unfinished basement . Been going over everything , called my painter last week and he tells me he is swamped and cant get there for 3 weeks . Damn . I...
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Hi, first post here.
I live in Bellingham MA and Woonsocket RI is right next door. It's known as a not so great area. Lot of drugs and low income housing. A lot of vacant commercial spaces.
But I keep seeing 2-3 fa...
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Hello! This is the first time I need to think about eviction (I haven't been a landlord for that long...) and definitely need some help. A woman has been renting my condo. She usually has to split payments but was abl...
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I live in Lake Shastina California. A few years ago, in the bubble, I saw real estate prices going up and decided to get into the rental business and I bought three rentals. Long story short, these houses cost ARV ...
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Consistently throughout the forums mentions of help with GoogleAdWordscan be found. Usually you will get an investor or agent that is killing it with AdWords who shares what works for them in their market, however, if...
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I met with the sellers of a small apartment complex in the 10-20 unit range this morning. The NOI for 2012 was $10k below what their loan payments were for the year. I feel like I could negotiate a no-money down la...
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Hi all,My husband, Eli, and I are ready to meet some of our local BP community face to face. I'm thinking about planning a little informal gathering here in Tacoma (probably @ the Ram down on the Tacoma waterfront), ...
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I understand this rule and why I must use it. BUT, is there any other criteria that should be consider? Do I ever go down to 1.75% or say (rent x 55) for example? OR is this the 2% the minimal I should ever use.
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