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Hello everyone,
I am under contract on my first long term buy and hold rental. It is a 4BD/1.5BR SFH in Auburn Maine. I am paying $113,000 and will be replacing the roof on it this spring. Everything is currently fu...
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What are the pros and cons to hiring some one to fix your repairs vs learning to fix them yourself?
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I have evicted tenants before but here in Illinois it is time consuming and costly. Looking for creative ways to get tenant out legally. Buy them out, etc.
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I have a very old water heater that has started to leak. I figured I might as well just replace it as opposed to fixing it since its so old. I was wondering what was a good labor price? Is this a DIY job? It's gas so ...
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I am new to real estate and am midway between San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento area. I have been analyzing deals in Sacramento and Davis but I have been told that it is difficult to get tenants in Sacramento ...
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I am a bit concerned , my wife works downtown , a nurse at Hopkins . I think its a powder keg ready to explode . They held the fans in the stadium at the baseball game due to rioting . I remember as a kid the riots i...
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I love real estate and I love making money with it, but every now and I start wondering if there is something more I should do... I do believe that just by being a reasonable landlord we can make a bit of a difference...
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Hello all,
Newbie Real Estate Investor looking for some advice on purchasing a home in 2024.Currently leaning towards a Multifamily purchase (Maybe Duplex or Triplex) using the new 5% Fannie Mae Loan.DFW is continuin...
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Interesting plan being proposed by govt, take REO properties and turn them into rental properties (govt subsidised no doubt).
Any thoughts on what impact this will have on rental rates?
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We've had lots of rain so far this year in Texas. It's kind of tropical, which we are not used to. I have a vacant home for sale with a musty smell, even after new paint. What are your top tips for a fresh enviro...