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Morning all, I am meeting with a realtor for the first time tomorrow. I dont have a clear picture of what I am going to do yet, but I want to be (or at least sound) educated and knowledgeable. I'm a little nervous, bu...
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I live in Ventura California and have a SFH rental in the area that I self manage. Our tenants were burglarized last month and lost $20,000 in jewelry and possessions. The tenant left a window open in the kids room wh...
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Hi all, I’m coming close to buying my first rental as an out of state STR. I have been in contact with a local property manager who charges 18% to manage the listings on their accounts (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc), take care o...
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My tenants have loved at my property since 2011. We now have a month to month lease. I have them 60 day notice (even though I only have to give them 30 as per lease) and they told me that they won't move out. Do I evi...
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I am in State of Texas and we signed TREC Contract.In Section 7.B.2, we checked the box and the contract is executed, earnest money was left with title company. the text in that contract is below.Buyer has not receive...
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Hello All,
I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....
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The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...