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Hi I’m looking into a duplex as my first investment. I’ve decided to house hack but I’m not much of a handy man. I know that it’ll help me by being more hands on but I was wondering should I handle the basic repairs a...
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I purchases properties before out of state and sold them all when I moved away....I wanted to know should I hire a property management company to manage my current properties or should I quit my 9-5 and manage them...
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Hello BPMy two part question is 1. Could becoming a real estate agent be vehicle to give me immense hands on experience to help me learn more about investing? 2. Can you hold a real estate license and wholesale in the...
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Hello- I just had an electrician doing some work in my two family house. I am living in the second floor. My first tenant is moving in next week.The electrician noticed that the common area electric is on the tenants ...
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Hello everyone! I'm considering purchasing a 3unit building in chicago and the building does not have central air. However, I've been told each unit has a separate furnace for its unit. Does anyone have a ballpark est...
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Hi Everyone, It turns out the house I own is in an economic opportunity zone. It was purchased in 2004. What are the tax implications? Thank you!
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Our new cabin has a large leased propane gas tank. They are charging $100/month for the lease.They are setting it up for remote monitoring so that they come fill it when it gets down to 30%.We only have 1 gas fireplac...
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With spring right around the corner, I would like to lower my electricity bills by adding solar. Can anyone inform me on what I can expect? How does the billing work? What are people's general opinions on this? I have...
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Hi everyone! My most recent new tenant whom I had questions about earlier, did resolve a phone number issue, which of couarse he still does not answer nor set up a mailbox for messages, but hey! This new tenant of min...
I've heard stories about people blowing out their budgets because of codes related to things like window size/height in bedrooms, electrical and plumbing stuff, even things like having to expand the waste lines when a...