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Hey guys, I live in Houston TX and have recently closed on my first SFH rental! I have a network that sends me deals (typically from wholesellers) but i'm looking to source some deals myself. My reasoning for sourcing...
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I was just about to hit send on a group email announcing an open house when I remembered my wife commenting that people now sleep with their smartphones on the bedstand and an late email alert is like a late night cal...
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Good Morning,We have purchased our first rental and it's been on the market about a month, roughly 2 weeks with updated pictures since we repainted it. The home is fairly new, 3 years old. We have listed the property ...
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This isn't a question. This is just a rant.I own apt buildings in bad neighborhoods. I am often victim to prospective tenants who no call no show. I managed to schedule 6 back to back showings yesterday afternoon. ...
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In the past year or so I have been increasingly interested in leveraging discounted notes to diversify my portfolio. I prefer 1st position notes but certainly understand how others like and do well with 2nds.Initially...
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I am trying to do my own screening/renting on my next rental. I have heard a lot of people say they do not look too closely at credit, but I wanted to get some opinions from others.
Do you look closely at cr...
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Hey BP's, as of yesterday I got my first offer accepted on a duplex In NE Houston, Tx. My agent and I found the deal of the MLS and went out to see it the day after it was listed. Asking price was $170k and thats what...
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Today, I was talking with a Phoenix broker of 30+ years. David said that when he was young agent two years into the business, he went to a conference where the speaker offered a challenge: "Do you want to make money i...
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Just went under contract with my first single family 5 BR row. I have some liability questions that I am really concerned about. Yes, I should have taken care of these issues before hand, but with this being an esta...
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Hi everyone, I currently have a short term rental and long term rental properties and I am interested in self storage facilities. I am located in CT and they are very hard to come by so I am exploring remote faciliti...