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I'm a newbie at real estate investing and am about to purchase an up and down duplex that currently has one HVAC system in place (but does have two electric meters already). Currently, the owner pays all utilities.Cle...
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Found this kind of interesting: This woman is living off the grid and the city is trying to condemn the house, because she's not using city services for water/power
http://blogs.ajc.com/news-to-me/2013/12/18/...
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If you can do an owner finance deal for a buy and hold property with 5% down and an 8.5% interest rate, is that reasonable or is that rate too high? I am hearing that in this situation it is a fair rate but i want to...
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Andddd the moment you have been waiting for has arrived. You ran the deal analysis, checked the financial boxes, finally figured out the lock box code that contains the keys to your first rental, and are ready to make...
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Hi BP!
So, I'm updating my safety rules that I have all my tenants sign prior to moving in my units and was wondering if there are other items I should add?
(Not in order)
1) Check and Replace Smoke Alarms every 6 ...
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The post you are about to read is based upon a factual account of a property condition assessment (PCA) recently completed for a commercial real estate property consisting of a multi-tenant industrial office ...
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My tenant has a boat in the yard. This is a single family residence. It has a smallish driveway (1.5 cars deep) and smallish yard. The boat (which is not covered) is at the far back of the driveway but since the yard ...
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We have a 1968ish trailer that will be rented out soon. It had a very old oil furnace that we threw out. What type of heat would you guys recommend for a trailer? The house has 4" of insulation in the attic that...
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I am new to the site and have been looking around at small multi-families to rent out in locations within an hour drive from Boston (I will not be living in any of the units). I looked at a 3 unit property today; un...
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Seeking info/advice around making an offer on my first investment property....I'm working to get an offer accepted on my first investment property (BRRR on a triplex on a double lot in my local market). The seller are...