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Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...
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I have only been able to find a few posts on the use of keyless locks. I am thinking of a changeover to keyless, but wondering whether to go digital or mechanical. I have the Schlage digital on my house and I LOVE ...
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Can one still get rich? What is the new definition of rich? Best way? Is it more difficult than ever before?
What is the...
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We have continued to grow in the last 7 years with our Storage business. We are now up to 8 locations. Most are at 100% occupancy. 4 have land to expand, and we will next year. Focusing on our last locations 7 and...
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The current tax assessment value of my property is $119,700 and I pay $4,188.30 annually in taxes. (2023 tax year)My house was recently revalued by an appraisal company with a 2024 assessment of $254,000. Does this ef...
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I just found out the AC unit needs to be replaced. The unit is 30 years old prior to the tenant being evicted it seem to work good. I got a quote from the ONE HOUR ac contractor and he said it'll cost 6k-8k to replace...
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I have just had a big blow to morale. I have a SFH with 4 bedrooms and the tenant is on Section 8 in New Orleans, LA. The cooling part of the HVAC system totally died about a year ago (HVAC can still heat house). I...
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I'm new to real estate, but I've been thinking of investing in self storage. I'm starting to have second thoughts after talking to a realtor. He's saying that it will be really tricky to convince banks to finance some...
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May be a little disjointed. Pulling from communications with other people. You don't see their notes.
New Storage Facility Status update Month 4 from Opening15 June 2020, 05:17 PMWe just opened our 7th storage lo...
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I came across a great article about an accountant who is also a real estate investor. He gives great advice on setting up your real estate investing business. I will have to read it over to really but some pieces t...