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Hi everyone,I'm 18 years old from the Bay Area. I've always had an entrepreneurial nature, and now as I begin to see more opportunities to delve into greater business ventures, I find myself drawn to real estate.At th...
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Hello. I rent a house with a separate garage to a single mom and her 12 year old son. She pays on time, has been in for a few months.
I recently had a contractor rake up all the leaves and do a nice spruce up of th...
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I own a condo inhabited by four unrelated individuals, which is legal in Raleigh, NC. As landlord I pay the utility bills and just don't get how each resident can use 86 gal of water daily. I was told that this is not...
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The Proposed Regulatory Prudential Standards for Non-Bank Mortgage Servicers put out by the CSBS could put all small lenders who are financing purchases of manufactured homes out of business in states that adapt these...
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I purchase non-performing 1st position notes. Like most notes investors I am used to seeing a lot of odd things during due diligence that can make or break a profitable deal. While my goal is to attempt to work with t...
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Just got my first deal. Now we are ready to renovate. Is it customary to pay contractors anything up front? Most bids came in asking for 50% up front and 50% upon completion.
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First if its your property do what ever the law will allow you to do without a contractors license. With that being said I am a contractor an electrical contractor to be exact. For those that don't know the majority o...
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I am wanting to house hack a duplex in Kansas City that is currently listed for 114k. This would be my first purchase as a REI. The problem is that I am fresh out of college with no full-time job or steady income yet ...
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What's up BP?!My fiance and I are writing to you from Denver, CO. We are researching potential strategies to GROW our portfolio. Right now we have 2 SFH, primary residence, each in our own names. Both have equity/appr...