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I have been watching the news coming out of Houston non stop and it is truly heart breaking to hear some of the stories. Obviously my thoughts and prayers go out to all the Houstonians suffering through this. I am sta...
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We signed up for way more renovations than we thought.
Our total is 60K so far in repairs, 75K on credit card with 15K in cash in bank account (borrowed from credit cards.) The first unit is not rentable yet, alth...
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I've been trying to think of the pros and cons of owning a SFH or MFH that is near a university, meaning the tenants will most likely be students. Obviously there is the risk of college students trashing the place, bu...
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I am starting with my first rental. I have put my home on the market, doing showings. I am wondering how I can spot an aggressive person. I am looking for someone that can be nice to deal with or at least have a stake...
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I just rented my first rental home 3 days ago. They found a rat in the house and freaked out bad. What do I have to do as a landlord? Like legally? I obviously don't want a rat in there. The tenants are acting its th...
Hey BPers.
I have my first unit and, to be honest, it's being sitting the last 9 months because of other business endeavors.
I'm circling back to it and my question is this (see picture).
There are 2 light fixtur...
I recently purchased my first home this past Thursday. Leading up to it felt like a dream come true, I found the perfect home. I could not wait to finally settle and move in.
Settlement day came and it was a nightma...
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I'll try to make this not too crazy complicated. We recently bought an 11 unit complex. The aquired leases were handwritten, one page and very lacking. We have been rehabbing the empty units and significantly raisin...
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So there we are on this beautiful Saturday morning enjoying some family time. I mean it’s year 2020 family fun, 2 kids playing their iPads with their headphones on lying on the kitchen floor, @karenhiggins reading wh...