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Economic Update
(Monday, October 5, 2020)
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history, delivering only a mild setback for those at (or near) the...
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Hello,My wife and I are currently in the market to purchase two 40-50 multi-unit complexes or one 100+ multi-unit complex in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto area. Most of the properties we have come across have pools ...
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Picked up a four-plex for my first hold. It's pretty rough, C neighborhood at best. Two lower units wrecked, one vacant one occupied. Two upper units are perfect with great tenants.
So, tenants in unit 1 are selling...
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Hello there,My husband and I are investors with a few LTRs in the Midwest. I am from North Carolina originally and looking to buy our next property in eastern Tennessee. We have been in touch with a few investor realt...
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The new normality is pushing more companies to rely on remote work as a measure to prevent COVID-19 spreading. The current circumstances created the perfect scenario for the boom of the so-called “Zoom towns”: rural a...
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One year ago I decided that as tenants left I would transition to non-smoking. All new move-ins sign a no smoking agreement as part of their rental package. We've definitely had some bumps in the road but I'm toying w...
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I'm sure there are a million stories out there, thought I'd ask a fun question - what's the weirdest or most unexpected thing you've found when you were inspecting a house or starting a flip?
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Hey Everyone,
So here's my situation:
My wife and I live in our studio ADU and we rent out the main house. Over the last couple of days we have seen what looks like handymen coming through and we haven't called any...
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We are considering diversifying our short term rental portfolio into the North Carolina mountains. I am interested in what markets perform best - Bryson City, Maggie Valley, Cherokee? Anyone have insight they are will...
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So I viewed a two bedroom condo apartment in Massachusetts (near Acton/Boxborough) that was to be available for September 1st. There was one cat present that I could see, and it was confined mainly to one room. The ap...