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So I'm now ready to start the pre-approval process to know what's my spending power as a first time home buyer. With rates going up in the last two years you could only imagine how scares it can be. What are things th...
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Hello All,I own a condo (studio) in Southern California that I have been renting out for the last year and it provides $50 a month cashflow (this was initially purchased as a primary residence). I had the fortune of ...
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What are your suggestions on the best website to use to do background checks on potential tenants?
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I have read many books on REI and various online resources as well. It seems like there is far too much "puff" in many books. The whole line about how easy REI can be and how profitable. Anytime there is high profit p...
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Insane!!!
That’s the short answer about how my Senior Living Assisted Living journey is transpiring. I get a lot of people asking me about how our RAL business has been going and particular advice on specific topics....
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Hi everyone, I am working on a rehab-to-rent in North Carolina that has some crawlspace moisture and wood rot issues. I'm going to end up replacing 30+ floor joists in this property. Having a repair of this magnit...
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I'm going to skip right over pointing out that in 1997 Obama said Bush was wrong in referring to Iran as a nuclear threat. We all know Obama will say anything and won't get called on it to verify it so that's a pointl...
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The title of this post may get me into a little bit of hot water, but I ask that any moderator read a little further before drawing conclusions. I hope this term helps to serve as motivation to other investors, and th...
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If you listened to the newest Podcast about how the tax reform affects real estate investors (if not here's the link):https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/biggerpockets-podcast-269-how-the-new-tax-code-affects-you...