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I spend a lot of time in the forums, and have read lots of negative stories about property managers. I'm looking for PM stories where they did what they said they were going to do, or went above and beyond.I know @Ali...
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I am a first time investor in multi family. In the process of purchasing a multi family in Lowell, MA. The seller is financing at 15% down, 5% interest rate, 30 yrs amortization, 15 yr balloon payment. Due to this,...
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What is the tax treatment for the different income streams from Lease Options? Is the Option fee self employment income (business income) when rec'd by a "future potential buyer"? Can the monthly income be "rental i...
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I stumbled across this guys website this past weekend and read this post. I just wanted to know peoples thoughts on this and if you believe it would actually work?
How to pay off your house within 5 years using the...
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Hi Everyone!My rental is available this coming August and I've started talking to applicants. I have scheduled with my current tenants a day to show the house to several interested people (Open house by appointment on...
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I am on record for stating publicly that I don't see a down turn in 2019, at least for our market here. We are technically way overdue for a downswing after 7 years of going up, but I can't find it in the data. On the...
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My wife is not too keen in investing in real estate, she just wants me to stay in the army and depend on them untill I reach retirement. How can I convince her to agree with me about investing in real estate, also h...
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Has anyone heard of Renatus? Has anyone used Renatus to get started out in Real Estate Investing? And if so, what was your experience like, with them?
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Interesting read about Denver company Trelora, trying to take down the commission structure in Real Estate. Seems like agents are up in arms over this. Article below.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_244...
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Hey,I’m new to the bigger pockets forums and I currently reside in British Columbia Canada. Are there any fellow Canadian investors here that could point me in the right direction as to where I should start ? What mar...