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Does anyone have an investing strategy of buying and holding property in low income neighborhoods? I have heard the saying, “the poor” need housing too. I am curious if anyone has made a niche out of this type of inve...
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Hey, I'm close to buying my first property, where I'll be house hacking a duplex. I will be upgrading the both units, and was wondering what you guys and gals would suggest as far as the quality of upgrades for rental...
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Ok so I'm looking at one of these...needs some lighter rehab maybe 20k. It's a duplex, rents for the area are about about 1700. They are not way far off from my max purchase price of 80-90k (including rehab costs)...I...
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Hi. I have a rental in Az where the carpet needs replacing. Has ceramic tile in kitchen, bathrooms and laundryrooms which I will leave as they all still look fine and have no chips etc. I am looking to put in laminate...
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One of my rentals has a drippy tub faucet. I replaced the valves and the tenant has reported that it is dripping again. I don't know what to do other than tear the wall out and replace the valve assembly. I am relucta...
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I found a very nice C class building with 10 units near me that seems like a great deal on the surface. If you use the 50% rule, the numbers are great. However, I have a list of expenses from the owner that total 65%....
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IntroductionThe saga started almost a year ago (September 2014). The relationship with long-term tenants we inherited two years prior had been sliding sideways for some time - their unit was the only one we had not r...
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So I'm not buying for some time, but I've been looking at some REO properties in my area to see what's available. I found a condo close by that seems to fit the 50% rule, but I just wanted to double check with the exp...
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I usually make decisions quickly, but I'm stuck on this one... I need to replace the flooring for 3 bedrooms in my rental property. They currently have carpet, but it's pretty worn out. I am trying to decide whether t...