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Unemployment claims are inching down, the economy’s Q2 numbers were revised up a bit, and the sentiment in the articles I see all point to a recovery. Is this election propaganda or are we actually seeing what will...
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I'll be separating from the military in a year, and although I can get a decent paying job in my current career field (Welding and Machining), I would rather get into a real estate related job. My wife and I are leani...
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Hi All, I have been an accidental landlord for about a year. I ended up moving to another state and couldn't sell in time. The house is location in Oak Brook, IL.In the end I went ahead and leased out the property. An...
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ok,
I visited a house on foreclosure and left a note. The owner called back and told me someone else is buying the house and only that person will buy the house.
I told the owner that I just need your approval so I ca...
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A stupid question, but how many SFH rentals, do you think you would need to confidently quit your day job? I live in the Midwest, so an avg/decent income is 50k a year.
I have 2 currently, that gross cash flo...
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I'm located in Northern California with in a hour of both the Carr fire and Camp fire. Both really divesting and pretty tough on the local communities. Me being a newbie and what I have seen is some interesting tren...
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Guys, I need some help. I'm currently looking for my first rental and after scouring the MLS, I realized that I needed to be creative to find a good investment. I reached out to a mentor who has been in the rental b...
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We had a long term tenant move out in early November. They left the house in such a poor state that it took me over two months to effect all the repairs. We also live 45 miles away from the property, so I had to make ...
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Hello,I just got a new tenant into a SF rental. They were great during the phone screening/showing and the background/credit check all came back good. However, now that they're in the home they keep pointing out the s...
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Should I self-manage my rental properties?I am a licensed real estate broker here in Toledo, OH who specializes in property management, what do you expect me to say, right?Actually I turn away more owners for manageme...