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A property manager I recently hired asked me to sign a form giving his firm permission to credit my account for rent deposits, as well as permission to make withdrawals as needed. He noted that he has never made a wit...
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Do you guys actually pay for a home inspection and get contractor bids during your inspection contingency window? Or do you just look for a buyer and let them do all the due diligence?
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Hello BP,I have a STR in Palm Springs, CA, and starting to interview management companies. What are some questions I should ask when interviewing them?Thank you,Barry
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Hello! Im new to real estate investing and Im just trying to learn as much as I can! Im starting my first direct mail campaign and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as to how to find probat...
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Akron, Ohio passes a Short Term Rental Registration: $250 annual fee and 5.5% tax, starting in January 2023. The ABJ article announcing it here. Ohio House bill prompts Akron to draft its own ordinance City Council ...
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Hello Fellow BP'ers!I'm an out of state investor actively looking to invest in SF & Small MF (2-4 units) properties in Kansas City and need a rock star property manager. Having a great property manager I can trust...
This is more of a state specific question as I know many states have different laws. Does anyone in the state of Washington know if I can open a property management company in this state without a "managing brokers" l...
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My fiance and I bought our first STR last year and rented on AirBNB/VRBO throughout the year. We are both W2 employees so we should be pretty simple.We bought the STR as a vacation home and do go sometimes ourselves ...
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Good Morning BP members!Lately I have felt like I'm not doing enough in order to land my first deal. I sent out postcards last week to a list of code violations and I also started a fb ad campaign around certain zip c...
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First of all, I had never heard of a "zombie foreclosure" until I started researching. I have found a vacant house in my parents neighborhood which I am very interested in purchasing as a home for myself. Both as ...