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What are some things you wish you knew when you were starting out? Beside writing love letter to the sellers.Looking for tips on writing strong offer for cash strapped buyersLooking for tips when your listing a house ...
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We just spent 10 days doing our typical "Spring upkeep"
We sanded down solid wood kitchen cabinets, primed and painted them.
Had a bulb burned out under the microwave.
Fixed some screens on the screened back porch....
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The guests disconnected wifi, so we contacted guests for it and no response. Wifi connected to almost all system, including sprinkle, pool, Ring, Minute, AC, door sensor... So we came and found: dog eating things, dog...
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After the previous tenant moved out on April 2, The House needs lots of repair works. It includes throw tenant’s leftover to a dumpster, change the floor, clean the yard, paint the whole house, deep cleaning the whole...
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There are two points in the investment process where you can reduce maintenance costs. The first is when you purchase a property. The second occurs when you renovate it.
Select Low Maintenance Cost Properties
The be...
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I have been investing in real estate for 11 years now and have 11 rental properties. I didn't listen to the advice in rich dad poor dad to hire a book keeper early when things are small. Now I am paying the price. Tax...
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I am really struggling with this one.
Elderly tenant who became ill and could not longer take are of his cat, who ultimately used the hallway by the bathroom, the linen closet by the bathroom and the closet in the be...
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The house I bought had a strong pet odor, cat urine, and as part of the scope of work, I asked contractor to eliminate that odor, however house was repainted and work 99% complete, but odor came back. Contractor assur...
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The time has come for an annual lease renewal on one of our SFH rentals. We contact the tenants and they are interested in renewing with one request. They want the interior main floor repainted. They have been in t...
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There is a man in my area who has a collection of yachts and smaller vessels parked in various marinas (most don’t run, have mechanical issues or no motor at all, just a hull), most well known location he has some par...