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Hello everybody,
I'm looking at real estate investing here in Massachusetts and I have questions for the rent payment and move-in costs. Is it legal to request a Deposit to Hold in Massachusetts? How do you collect t...
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Hi everyone,I'm considering putting an offer on a 4 unit rental property. This will be my first real estate investment if it goes through. I don’t want to live in it so I'm going to do 25% downpayment. I want to open ...
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I read all these articles and videos where ppl swear up and down you can get financing as a new investor with low down payments or dscr loans etc. but I’m finding they all have road block catches. Not sure how anyone ...
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In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...
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Hi,I've been considering and am actively looking for a duplex where I can live on one side and rent the other. The Austin market seems to be continually growing and house prices keep gowing up. For this reason I think...
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Any good suggestions for a turnkey real estate company which cover Texas market ? Me and my husband currently live out of US now, and we are interested to buy a few properties in US to hold long term and rent out for...
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It’s occurred to me that by listening to all the hype put forth about real estate investing by the mentors, gurus, reality TV shows, thinly researched newspaper articles, news reports etc. that everyone interested in...
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Hello BP community,
I recently listed my home on Airbnb looking for a 30 day minimum rental. Seeing as this is an online platform I want to make sure that I don't approve any stays that are from a scam guest.
Has an...
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Is anyone familiar with Bartmann and his "Bailout Riches" book? If you read it, was it of any value to you and your real estate investing strategies?