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"Higher-end" renovating in Worcester (near Clark),
Hi all - I typically buy and renovate in Cambridge and Somerville where rents are sky high but so are purchase prices. As such, I try to create value by renovating the kitchens and baths as well as re working the inte...
Jonathan G.
50% rule ? True or False?
I’m reading the posts on this website discussing the 50% rule. We own few Class C Apartments Complexes, anywhere between 36 to 100 units. My management Company manages around 2,500 units. I have to say that based on o...
Bienes Raices
Vertical blinds
I was wondering if other people are using these in their rentals (not just on sliding glass doors, but on regular windows)? I've grown to hate the horizontal mini-blinds--and the vertical ones seem so much easier if y...
Dave Anderson
Florida real estate pricing question
I have considered getting into real estate investing for awhile. Been reading forums, doing math in our local area, etc. Nothing terribly exciting, so kept passing.Was on vacation in Florida, and noticed homes nearby ...
David Kimball
Installing Common Area Electric in a 3-4 unit.
I have been looking at a couple of small multis that lack a common area electric meter. What should I expect to pay for the installation of a meter - would it be over 10k? Will I have to do a lot of cutting open walls...
Jing Xiaotang
Deal with racism neighbor allegations
Hello Everyone,I have a rental property in a nice neighborhood, all other neighbors are very friendly. But one of the neighbor is very aggressive, she spoke with me saying that I was renting the place to people from m...
Stephen Gallagher
Home Inspectors Report of finding on Residential Electric
Greetings all,Just getting started in making Real Estate my living, but not new to owning property, being a landlord, or dealing with problems. I will share some of my own stories later, but for this post I wanted to...
Jay Helms
Being sued...
How do you protect yourself from something like this: http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/st...The article states the jury found the apartment complex at fault "for not providing proper security the night...
Andrey Y.
PCSing to Korea !! Thoughts on managing rentals
Hello all,I recently find out that I'll be PCSing to Korea in a few months. Super excited!! Just wanted to reach out to you guys who have been overseas in Korea or Japan and get some thoughts. Curious, is there any wa...
Sonu Sharma
Owner Financing Mentoring
Hi all, I recently attended a one day workshop on owner financing hosted by Scott Horne and one of his partners in Dallas and the area seemed interesting but has a lot of potential variations. As I am new to that area...