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Hey everyone!My name is Matt and I am a 24 year old engineer living in Dayton, Ohio! Given that I am looking for a way to make my spare time constructive, build a side business, and want to invest, buying and holding ...
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This is my first rental property....I have a 7 bedroom home, and have opted to do 4 month leases that convert into month-to-month leases. I'm not interested in comments on this strategy at this time. I am interested...
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I am contemplating going to the commercial real estate side for investment but the rates & terms are completely different vs residential. I found an opportunity where the seller would consider carrying the loan a...
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I am about to start the day back at the 9-5 job and it is relaxing to be back at work! All weekend was spent working to get my two new rental houses online. I started off the adventure with a marathon shopping adven...
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Flash back about 7-8 months ago when I am finally ready to get a loan for my first primary residence. I am currently renting an apartment, but I have purchased and renovated two buy-and-hold investment properties in t...
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I know it is frowned upon being a part time agent. But I wanted to hear from those out there that are doing this. My main goal would be to be able to get myself into to see listings at a faster rate than going through...
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Hi,
I am looking to buy my first income property and wanted to know how much the maintenance, utilities and PITI should i deduct from the gross rental income? I have been told 45% of gross income but there doesn't se...
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I read many of the posts here and I'm near mystified by what some of you find. We are looking for a new primary residence soon and will rent out our current one for a decent price. That said how do you guys get such g...
Greetings Everyone,I wanted to post about a recent challenge I had with a main sewer line – 100 year old house, PVC pipes inside -> terra cotta outside. The tenants notified me that an overflow occurred at the out...
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Hey bigger pockets community I watched a lot of videos on what software to use to find deals and there’s so many different answers that contradicts itself I’m confuse guys😅 but I wanna ask you guys what’s good for f...