This post is to sum up all of my experiences renting and to teach renters including landlords about renting and owning a property. Jan 2011 Pittsfield, Massachusetts. 1/1 apartment style building. Lessons learned: Non...
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First time post here. Looking forward to gaining as much knowledge as possible. Last July I purchased my first investment property. It’s a 3 family (3br, 1br, 1br). Newer roof, siding, windows. It’s an early 1900s hou...
As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...
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A worst NIGHTMARE come true. A tenant gets hurt mowing the lawn on the rental property.How do you protect from a lawsuit?Do you add something to the lease to protect yourself?
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What are the long term effects going to be of the arson, looting and vandalism in downtown areas across America? Businesses were already in financial trouble. Now struggling businesses received the final blow. What ef...
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Hi I am going through the free training and it talks about the RE market cycle, where are we now?Tipping pointDeclineBottomClimbPeakI feel I should know that, but how do I keep abreast of that type of thing? Thanks!
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Hey Everyone - I saw this on BI this morning. Has this been your experience with contractors?Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/contractors-dirty-l...I tried to embed but didn't work.
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I moved up to Alaska two years ago to start my own construction company and help my friend build his building. I got my friend's building complete on time and on budget about a year ago, and then completed a couple t...
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In fixing up their properties that are n foreclosure? Doing all repairs - lock changes - board ups - cleanups - maintenance - digital photos etc?
Seems like there should be a need for this type of service that's for s...
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I am looking at a property that has some potential but one of my biggest concerns is the backyard. It is in terrible condition so there is no grass growing, just weeds. It is also on a very steep hill and it will be ...