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Am I all alone here? People in my area can make $50/hour. Now, if we extrapolate from this, 50/hr x 40 hours/week = $100,000. Many of the people are dual income families. So a couple makes $200,000 per year. How ...
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Hi all.I'm in Alachua county FL, but that's not available in the location options.So , off course the proposed property taxes bills have arrived. And each has gone up the full 10%.IMO property taxes are a criminal org...
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Hello Bigger Pocket community!I am brand new here (in terms of having an account), but have browsed the website for a while now. I have a longstanding interest in real estate and was wondering if I could ask member...
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Wanted to get the opinion of other folks on here. I have a property that I have a long term tenant in. It is an older couple and they have been there almost 10 years. I have only raised rent one time in the 10 year...
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I just purchased a multi unit property in Ontario and the rents are quite low in comparison to what they should be. So I have a couple questions about going about these increases. I have been making some improvements ...
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I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.
Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...
First time on this site and not sure if tis is the correct forum but here it goes:Important background info. I do have experience with 2 single family rental properties in the past and growing up my father had lots o...
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I had an interesting exchange with another local investor that led me to explore some property in the areas immediately surrounding the several high-end universities in our city. Apart from the challenges of owning r...
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If there is one ... I have some SFH and never sure how much to increase each year a new lease goes out . Ideas? Thanks.
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TL;DR: Recent article suggests rent hikes aren't just about landlord greed - rising costs across the board are a major factor.
Just read an eye-opening article about the recent rent crisis. It challenged my assumpti...