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Hello, I recently purchased my first property in Charlotte, NC, a Duplex that I plan to house hack! Because I am living at the property I do not plan on using a property management company, however I do want to pay so...
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Question of the day!
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You’re working to get as little down as possible on a duplex. House hack one side (owner occupy), rent the other. FHA is a possibility. You want conventional financing. You coul...
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My tenant received a judgement but has not paid the ordered amount. She is not working a steady job at this time and probably change jobs repeatedly in the future. The security deposit only covers half the judgement a...
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We are still many units away from where we will need/want a property management company for our property but we've decided to start asking around for reviews and ideas. Our original plan is to bring someone on in hous...
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What will be the availability to acquire RE in the future, when my children now toddlers, will be at age 25-30 (ready RE buyers?). I want to give the chance to my children to have something more than just my leftover...
I'm working to define my business plan, and the more I learn and think about it, the more it appears to me that leveraging the practices of wholesalers (direct-mail, flyers, email) to strengthen the numbers of a buy-a...
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One thing I realized is to always check with the listing agent before scheduling a showing. I now check to see if there are offers pending and if they are still accepting offers. Also, to assist investors that are g...
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Thank you BP for being here! I'm starting out a little late in life, but I've decided I'd like to start investing in real estate, mostly in my area of Bastrop and surrounding counties. I would like to have some rental...
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I recently purchased a MHP in NC and have not been able to locate the owner of an abandoned trailer through the county tax records.
Do you know the NC DMV process for obtaining title to an abandoned trailer? It's...
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I just purchased my first duplex in Concord, North Carolina and plan to house hack one side and rent the other side out. One side is rented through December and the other side is on a month-to-month lease. The side I ...