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So Dec. 2015 I started my real estate adventure. I'm a huge numbers guy so I love my spreadsheets and planning my financial future. Thus based on a 20% down per property mindset, I tried to gauge what I could realisti...
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My wife and I are planning on house hacking a duplex property. When it comes to covering the mortgage, the property would do just that. When we ran the numbers, the insurance, vacancy, repairs, property tax, and any o...
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Is section 8 housing a good place to start investing? Are these properties harder or easier to manage?
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I was impressed with my sales ability when the candidates for renting my property volunteered to pay 12 months in advance.
Then I was scared when my broker said its a BIG red flag cuz they might want to turn the hous...
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So this is a subject that I’m very interested in and I’d love to get everyone’s opinions.What do you think about mandating Finance class for grade school children? I’m not talking about making them take it one year of...
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Hi all! This fall has been dead! I don't know what to do... we have 6 brand new, gorgeous townhomes we just built. They are in a private community, with grass, a gazebo, stainless steel appliances... needless to say, ...
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First of all, let me say that everyone here has been my rock since we started this whole process! I appreciate all of the helpful comments!!!I was having issues getting applications on my rental. We have had quite a...
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I'm considering selling my house in Utah and heading south of the border. I would like to go to the Puerto Vallarta / Riviera Nayarit region. I speak Spanish fairly well, I studied it up until my senior year of colleg...
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I manage a property where the tenant has paid rent on time for the first few months but the last 3 months the tenant has paid late by almost 20-30 days. I usually reach out to him once to twice a week asking when rent...