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I am looking for ways to decrease my expenses. I am considering increasing my deductible for my Landlord insurance on a duplex. Currently it is $1000. Is this about average for other landlords? What do other rental pr...
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My wife and I are starting our STR journey. We are under contract on a new build and expect to close in next few months. My uncle (retired) is helping with down payment and such but will largely be silent. Cash invest...
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I have recently inherited a commercial property on the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pa. ( Think DC/ Baltimore pre-gentrification circa 1990-2000). This is the town by the numbers:POPULATION 16K ( Half being married )-11 % P...
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Can someone help explain to me what an equipment breakdown coverage is? I mean I Googled it and read it and still am unsure what it really is.We own a condo unit in a small building of 8 units. There is an HOA. The...
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My wife and I are planning on building a dadu on our 5 acre property near Spokane wa and I’ve been trying to educate myself on all the possibilities and issues. When I break it down we will have 2 houses and we could ...
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I'm a rookie, so please be kind!
I have a medium term rental ( 3 month minimum as required by my HOA) I'm right next to a Level I and Level II hospital and I have my first pair of traveling nurses moving in at the en...
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I found a Quad that I like. I spoke to the listing agent and she informed me that one of the four units has a ceiling that needs repair from an old leaky roof. The roof was replaced. The numbers are good for this pro...
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Do any of you offer a golf cart in your STR? If so... do you make the guest take rental insurance or something? What happens if the guest crashes the golf cart? I'm in contract to buy a place on a golf course so cu...
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Hi, so I've been here watching and reading for 6 mos now and after buying our first investment property Oct 15th we are ready to list! YAAA - and a big thanks to my hubby who did 80% of the work, he did an awesome jo...
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Hello all,After much analysis paralysis on my part, my girlfriend and I have just purchased our first investment property. To mitigate risk, we decided to house hack a 3/2 home with a detached 1/1 MIL suite to rent. W...