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Hello, I am trying to vet general contractors. What is the legal maximum allowed amount for a down payment (%) on rehab projects? How do I avoid a mechanics lien on a future property? How do I make sure the subs are p...
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In my humble opinion, the bubble has started to burst and many of us including myself are still in denial. The national median home value is now $217,300, an increase of 8.3% on the year and 8.4% above the bubble-era...
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I am looking to buy a house in a new area to fix up and flip.
Before making my bid on the house, I was trying to find a General Contractor to walk through the house with me and give me an estimate for repairs.
I als...
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A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...
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I have investment properties with fixed rates of 3.375%, 4.5%, and 4.375%. There has been several six figures $$ in equity growth over the last several years, and my LTVs have recently been pushing 50%. I am looking t...
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I have a townhome which I have had a tenant in for about 6 years. She is a retired lady on a fixed income and when she got into the house the rent was $1400. The rents in the area have climbed pretty rapidly over th...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/...Yes, they are giving tenants an additional year to catch up on rent. I would love to know how someone can be that far behind on rent when they've received two stimulus checks, unemploy...
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I just came across this article from Calculated Risk (the article is about a year old so here is the latest data.) which suggests that MF demand will start to shrink due to increased supply from new building and decre...
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Wyoming opened their Emergency Rental Assistance Program two weeks ago. As of today, they've only received 2,500 applications, totaling $5 million in rent and utility assistance. The program has $160 million available...
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So I just closed on a fourplex in Stockton and I have a guy collecting rent who I inherited from the previous owner. He tells me yesterday that he has everyone's rent and we start going through the numbers and I no...