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It's been a little over a year since I first allowed a specific tenant to move into my property. I let her know that enough time had passed and I would like to do the first annual inspection and asked her to provide a...
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Last month the check bounced. Then the tenant paid the rent and the bounced check fee.
This month I still have not received the rent. So I left him a message stating I would be posting a Pay Rent or Quit notice on hi...
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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, fueled by t...
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Hey! Is it best to work with a loan officer??What are the pros and cons?What are my other options?
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I am new to investing, researching various area across the US to invest in. Mostly interested in buying cheap, renovating and retaining. I currenlty live in Chicago...taxes are extremely high here.
Anyone have any...
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I always see so many questions about turnkey properties, long-distance investing, and BRRR’ing properties so I thought I’d share my first investment experience since it consists of all these things.
Details:
Purcha...
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I am considering building a small "home" (1000-1200sqft) specifically for short term rental in a tourist destination area. I am aware there are often minimum sqft requirements for a home but will cross that bridge la...
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I wanted to introduce myself and try and connect with some of the other motivated and like minded people here on BP. My name is Joe Odell and I live in the middle of nowhere North Platte, Nebraska, population 26k. Sma...
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Well, first I'll start with an explanation on what exactly this entails for those not clear of what generally compromises a bases surrounding area. Most AF bases are relatively in the middle of no where. Usually stand...
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Has anyone filed taxes yet as a W-2 employee who owns only STR, rents for on average less than 7 days per rental (STR), and materially participates (usually requires 100 hours or more in a year and more than anyone el...