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A friend recently purchased a house. The water company told the title company prior to closing that there is no water meter, and one would need to be installed within 90 days of closing. Water company asked title to r...
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Hello guys, hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday.If you were working with a buyers agent, is it appropriate to just link up with the seller's agent at the open house and make an offer? Lets say you found the propert...
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Hello. I am a new agent. Looking for any advise someone would like to give me for getting started in such a high demand market that we currently have. Luckily for me, I am not a full time agent and have other sources ...
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I am trying to figure out the best way to take money out of my rental properties with the least amount of tax impact. I was thinking about paying myself 10% manager fee for each of my STR rentals and 5%/month on my l...
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Help!!Recently got a letter from a small claimed court. Our ex tenant that just moved out 2 months ago is suing us and the management company for not up keeping the condo so it's inhabitable to live in there. The tena...
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This is a cautionary tale for "absentee" landlords and property owners who own properties in neighborhoods that are not yet historic districts. My day job and my neighborhood activism gives me knowledge, experience an...
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Hey BP members,What are the top priorities that you would consider when purchase investment properties? It might also depends on if its rental property or flipper property too. But would think they are similar to each...
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Hi BP community, I had a home inspection yesterday on 2 investment properties that I am planning on buying. Both properties are 4-family building for a total of 8 units and they are right next door to each other. It w...
One of my 4-plex units I recently purchased in a hot suburb in the Cleveland Ohio area has a furnace that needs replacing. I knew this was going to be a cost early on, so that's not a big deal in and of itself.It is ...
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January apartment transaction volume, tracked by total dollars traded, ranks as the slowest month since the pandemic lockdown period in spring 2020 (MSCI Real Capital Analytics). This is about what everyone expected, ...