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Hey all fellow landlords "in the trenches" with me in the Detroit area:In the five years my tenant has been at my rental property, most of the time he has been $300-$600 behind in the water bill. It's his responsibil...
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Hi everyone. I am general contractor and thinking to build my first vacation rental.
I absolutely unexperienced in field of short rentals I have several questions.
1. Is it important you have vacation rental in Nic...
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I'm a software engineer by trade with a wife and 3 kids, one of them nearing college age. I recently read Rich Dad/Poor Dad and it changed my entire perspective. I'm looking to build up an investment portfolio of MT...
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Hi all, if I want to get into the small world of NPN investing, do you think I'm at a disadvantage living in Thailand? My family is split between here and the US so I am mostly up during US EST hours. My main concern ...
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Newbie here. Any tips on getting quotes from contractors on rehab? I've sent out photos and scope of work to contractors to get quotes but I get no response back once I send it. I don't have the option of taking every...
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Hi All-New here to the site, and so far I'm loving it. There's a lot of good knowledge here, and everyone seems happy to help. Here's my situation:I'm a first time investor from So-Cal. I'm priced out of this market...
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Hello BPs,I thought I should update everyone on my journey. I finally purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. The costs wasn’t too bad during the process and it went pretty good for my second go around...
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So I am about to collect my first month's (plus last and security) rent on my first property - rental application in, background checks complete, initial deposit provided in the form of a check... but I don't have a b...
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Tenant lives in a 2bed/1bath apartment. She was given two weeks to clean the place. She removed a lot of stuff, but this is the end result.She is very nice, pays like clockwork, communicates well, and never fusses. Wo...
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A warm greeting to all from the balmy tropics of Bangkok where I have lived since 2010. I have been out of the US for work since 2006, sold my one piece of real estate I owned there in 2016, and am looking to diversi...