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This is my first rental property- a duplex in Sioux Falls, SD. Inherited one tenant, who has been good so far. The other tenant I moved in; fully vetted, including employer reference and last 2 landlord references, al...
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I'm going to start off by saying that we've made a lot of mistakes. My husband bought a house many years ago and had a family member live in the house. A year ago this family member came to us and said that she can no...
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I have tenants who are racist to other tenants who live on the property. Both tenants has made racist comments about the other tenants to my property manager when referring to the other tenants. One of the tenant we...
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Economic Update
(August 3-7, 2020)
It’s 2020; a crazy C-R-A-Z-Y year. We are in the land ...
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So I picked up a 4 unit building in a lower income area earlier this year. I had some significant challenges when I took it over, (see https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617743-shameless-self-pat-on-the-b...
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Ok, lets get the "it depends on your state/local municipality" out of the way. I am looking for a more general quesiton of what is a reasonable hourly rate (or per job) to charge for DIY repairs. For example, if a t...
Hi! I am in the process of trying to purchase my 1st multi family house hack.
My plan is to take a HELOC on my current single family home & rent it out. And move I to the multi-family.
I reached our to a mort...
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Hey guys, I haven’t been on here much lately but I was hoping that you guys could give me some opinions. So I really hate my job, I’m not even sure what my question is, but k want to get my real quick state journey st...
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My tenant in Florida destroyed unit (duplex) upon notice of eviction. Broke windows, punched holes in all the walls, damaged appliances. Do any of you file legal action to collect or do you let it go? I have a prope...
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About me: 47, family, did well in my small-business life for 20+ years, up until about 2019...grrrrrr. Luckily have a decent nest egg, barring major depression scenarios, I think I'll be 'ok' with a a few lifestyle cu...