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Getting ready to sell a rental when I saw the most recent water bill balance was $20,000. Turns out, the (month to month) tenant was out 5 months ago before a pipe burst and the city turned it off. During this time my...
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Help please:How can I do a background check on a senior who want to rent my 1 bedroom apartment in Mercer County NJ? He's 90 and doesn't have an email address so I can't process the usual background check via Transiti...
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The company I work with just made a big rehabbing mistake and I figured I'd share, since it seems like it could happen to any of us. Here's a brief summary:
Closed on a house to rehab, signed a contract with a guy wh...
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I had a tenant die (of "natural" causes I believe) 3-4 weeks ago. Apparently her son decided that her apartment, in my building would a grand place for a meth lab.I found out about the dead tenant and the lab in the s...
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Hello all,My wife and I are working on a deal to purchase a mobile home park. There are 15 mobiles and 12 "RV" spots ( which look pretty trashy). We own a couple single family props right now but really intrigued by B...
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I realize that these are all C/D class areas but are any of them considerably better or worse from a rental property investment standpoint in 2021? Any I should focus on or steer away from?Thanks!Westside (32210)
No...
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Hi all BP folks! I've been evaluating the RE market in Peoria, IL. In my opinion, population growth, job diversity, supply demand, and a few other markers are making me feel okay with investing in MFH in this market. ...
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I will preface this saying. I know many people have happy destructive “ESA” dogs. I just dog sat one and it will likely take a chunk out of my deposit. It was an adorable monster.
I also know people are so angry thi...
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I think it would be more difficult for me to come up with good tenant stories, the horror stories come easy.
1. One of my tenants who I was evicting lived in a unit where I payed all of the utilities, he moved out in...
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Hello I'm looking to start investing in real estate in my area.. anyone have any advice or comments about investing in staten island? Im open to anyone in the area looking to network and exchange knowledge.