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Does anyone have experience refinancing an illegally zoned duplex? It's zoned single family, but set up as a duplex. It's within the City of Pittsburgh, which seems to be fairly lax about zoning (according to my PM)...
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Attended a speech today by a couple Chines drywall specialists. It was heated at times but here is what was agreed on.
1. It is a mess.
2. There are NO guaranteed answers
3. We haven't even touched on the commercial p...
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Hey everyone! First I’m new to this world and also the site so excuse me if I mess up anything. I’ve been reading everything and learning a ton but feel generally lost in the sauce when it comes to pulling the trigger...
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I moved into a triplex this year. Unfortunately since moving in I've discovered the neighbors directly across the hall are some of the worst humans I've ever encountered. My triplex is 3 different owners, and we have ...
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I didn't realize they were different. Now I subscribed to Wordpress.com and I think I made a mistake. The other one looks much more geared towards websites vs. blogs.Which do you use? I think I can still cancel.
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I bought a property at a trustee sale when the 2nd lien was auctioned. I know that I am subject to the 1st and the 3rd is wiped pout.One month later after a rehab and property was in contract with a new buyer via a ML...
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hey, I would be closing on a 10 units multifamily next week in Dallas Tx, the only thing running through my head is what if I couldn't find new tenants, or what if I raise my rents to market rates and price out existi...
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I have a wholesale deal that is supposed to be closing on Monday.
The buyer purchases 3000+ properties per year with one title company and was adamant we use the same one for the purchase.
Since instructing title ...
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Reading another post about people stealing items in STR’s got me thinking about damage or security deposits. Do you use one? If so, does it work? If not, why? How much do you typically “hold”? How do you handle stolen...
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When you rent out a place how much do you require your security deposit to be? 1 month's rent, $1,000, $500 etc? What about requiring last month's rent and first month's rent? I was thinking of asking for security dep...