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With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...
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Today is my last day of due diligence on my first flip property. My real estate agent referred me to an experienced GC. I like him and am confident he is reliable enough and would do good work, but I found out today...
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Hi everyone!
I just opened escrow on my first property! It's a 3 unit, single building home and I am super excited about it. It's an old 1910 California craftsman style home with 2700 sqft in a historic nei...
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New investor here!Considering purchasing a home that has reasonable HOA dues each month for our first rental property investment, but have heard horror stories of HOAs deciding to not allow rentals, stop investments i...
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Hello All! I'm hoping someone has a miracle idea because we are all out of ideas on our end! Situation: - Killer opportunity to sell one of our warehouses in Portland, OR. - No debt on property. - Tenant is wood worke...
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We all have different cleaning standards, but some people are just filthy! Below are images from an actual apartment that's been occupied by the same tenant for almost 30 years. He pays 15% below market rate but has n...
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Hear me out.Over the last years, more and more of the BP discussions circle around cash flow. As LTR was getting harder 2018-2020 STR became the new thing everyone started chasing. Until that started getting difficult...
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First and foremost, I hope everyone who was in the path of Hurricane Harvey is safe. My brother is currently buckled down and waiting out the storm in downtown Houston.
Once the storm (or any other natural disaster)...
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Seriously, everyone around here invests like rents are guaranteed to go up forever, do they?Has anyone ever experienced a declining rent environment? what caused it?