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Hi, my name is Austin Bull and I'm a new REI from Arizona. I'm 26 and work an hourly job as a mid-level plumber. The hurdle for me right now is that with my pay rate, I can only get pre-approved for a little less than...
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I am located in Long Island New York where everything is expensive and I am debating the pro's and cons of house hacking a 2 family house or just continuing to rent and purchase out of state rentals. Any input is grea...
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Hi all,I am located in California and purchased an out of state investment property (condo) in Dallas, Tx in March. My tenant informed me that some homeless people have set up tents in a vacant lot that is located beh...
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Hi all!I am new to this landlord thing. I am requesting the tenant to pay the first month rent, last month rent, and the security deposit. My question is do I request the tenant to pay the fees first before I send her...
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I am working with a partner in Silicon Valley to develop a computer vision based security and monitoring system for multi family properties. Please note, some of the items I propose below might look like invasion of t...
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Hello all in the Atlanta market!My name is Felipe and I am a rookie investor, residing in Southern CA. I am currently on the hunt for my first investment property, and am narrowing down on my first market. I have been...
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I have seen that LVT or luxury vinyl planks are being heavily promoted over regular Floating/laminate flooring. Home depot has their own brand and also have a type that has glue strips to stick it together and another...
My rental will soon be turned over to me, and the tenants name will be off the utilities. Do I need to leave them on in order to sell the place? I get concerned about agents/buyers coming in, turning the AC on to "co...
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Looking for references for good property management company in Austin neighborhood in Chicago area. Any reference much appreciated. Please let me know if you have references on insurance too. Thanks!
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So I had an experience the other day that I thought was worthy of sharing with the community. I am generally a big advocate of "driving for dollars" - for those who don't know - it simply mean driving around looking...