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Hi All -I'm looking into getting my first investment property (a duplex in St. Louis, MO that I'm going to live on one side), I'm struggling to have deals pencil and I want to make sure it's not my expense load causin...
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I am currently comparing 2 multifamily homes to buy as a potential house hack. Both are located near UNCG (a local university) in Greensboro, NC (less than a mile away from one another) and are great for student housi...
Hello new to the forums here, first off I'm loving the site and plan to use it to it's full potential.I have alot of questions but I figured I'd start out with something that is relevant to my current situation. I cur...
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When buying MF (residential and commercial), how do you estimate utility costs, capital expenditures, etc. before you even know the market prices? Or how do you find out the market prices for these different expenditu...
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I had a tenant move out on a property that I have managed by a local property management company. Should I expect my PM to handle taking over the service of the electric and water bills and charging that back to me? O...
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Re-posting this to hopefully a more appropriate forum...The local utility company is expanding services to our part of town and are requesting an easement on one of our SFH rentals in order to run a water main through...
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I'm just curious. What percentage of rents do you use to determine your repairs and maintenance, vacancy, Capex and Management? Thanks
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I've been watching out for possible Jersey Shore vacation rental deals for a while now and might have found one for which the numbers work. Does anyone out there have experience analyzing such deals? Looking for hel...
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Being an investor in New Jersey with property taxes being so high what are some areas worth looking into for single and multi family properties?