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I'm a new duplex owner and first tenants are approaching the end of one-year lease. They are good tenants and I want them to stay. I'm planning to offer a one-year renewal without a rent increase. Tenants are a you...
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Hi everybody,
I am still learning and have a question about how to handle a situation:
I looked at a listing for a duplex and the published rents seem low for the area. Assuming the property condition is good and ...
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Has anyone seen the crazy rates today 2/14/22 for investment properties??? I just spoke with my broker and she said it is at 4.875 (no points). If you have insights into this or have any ideas if it will go down in Fe...
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Background: I house hacked a property located in Silver Spring, MD. I purchased the property three years ago (04/2014) for $289,000 with FHA loan and PMI in it. In 02/2016 I refinanced the loan to 15 years at 3.12500%...
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Is it common or recommended to make improvements on a rental property while it’s rented?I was thinking about adding a garage, while I know it has an ROI from the increased value of the property - is it wise to do that...
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I own a single family home which is a long term rental. The home is mine outright, as it was inherited. Unfortunately, I live out of state making managing the property a bit more difficult. This is my only rental prop...
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I have a condo that is up for lease renewal. I am trying to figure out if i should raise the rent or not. i believe rent for my market is very competitive already but the changing variable is My HOA dues just went up ...
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Anyone who invests in Kansas City has to know that Jackson County has outrageously jacked property taxes through the roof. I recently got an op-ed published in the KC Star refuting all of the pathetic attempts to rati...
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Hello, I bought a property back in 2016 and it has increase in value of around 3% - 4% each year. Is it worth to cash out the equity now to put down payment on another rental property?
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I'm getting mixed info on this so hopefully someone did this already can help me out here:When you have real wind and hail damage o the roof and you successfully get it replaced through your insurance. Can your insura...