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One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors. I feel that we constantly have to baby sit them and tell them how to do their job the right way, and on...
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Recently I was told about a company that was selling RE in western New York by a friend, it is called cashflowandequity.com and decided to check them out.
I first tried the search engine here on Biggerpockets and then...
Hello everyone,
If a person has cash that they would like to put to work in RE but can only devote less then 10 hours a week to RE work (because of requirements from their regular job)...what strategy would you sugge...
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What do you guys do when your contractors or subs up their prices per hour or per job for an exactly same type of work. Do you question them and try to get them back down, bite the bullet and pay if they do a good job...
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So I just found out that my tenant has 2 cats. He has been here for about 4 years.What should I do?I have in my agreement that there are are no pets and he would inform me if he has one.What should I charge him?Pet re...
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Hey, everyone. About a month ago the sweet old lady next door passed away. Her nephew mentioned that they'll probably end up renting the place out but the house would need a LOT of work- paint, carpets, landscaping, n...
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I have a property I am flipping and the home has solar panels on the front part of the roof. It’s not the best for curb appeal but it will help lower energy cost. I wanted to get feedback...
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I always thought I did a good job of screening, gut checking, red flag observing – the usual seasoned Landlord stuff. My process:Credit check, criminal check, social security verification, former Landlord verification...
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I have a scenario going on right now and I'm curious how other landlords would respond.
I have a pair of inherited tenants who's income will be decreasing by $1k a month. They're a nice older couple. They've never be...