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I'm a new house hacker here. What paperwork should I keep a paper trail of to make things like taxes and other situations better/easier for myself? Like should I have a folder on my laptop for the tenant and keep a co...
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Hello everyone Ive been in analyzation paralyzation for the past 2 years, I finally figured out what I want to start in which is multi family rental investing. Only thing is Im not sure where to take my first step. I ...
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Hi everyone. My HOA notified me via email of a paint color violation that is going to put me in financial jeopardy to correct. I attempted to go through the proper approval process but the painters showed up days ea...
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hello all I'm not really sure of this because this is the first time that I have experienced this situation. I have a tenant that is actually a good tenant and is moving out prior to the lease ending. They realize t...
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What are the rules, formalities and curtousies behind this situation? A possible tenant is chosen and the lease is extended (refered to as Person A. You tell them once they sign and submit the security deposit that th...
Hi Everyone,I am new here and I came here because I am Australian and I bought a property in Texas with a real estate company. I waited for almost 1 year and a half for it to settle, and although I have received the f...
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Hi all, my husband and I are getting ready to close on our first investment property, an REO we purchased on auction.com
The property is currently occupied by the former owner and I was wondering if anyone had advice...
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Hello everyone,My friend and I both are in REI and each have our own LLCs that we own our individual houses through. We found a killer deal last winter and WE bought it through HIS LLC because we didn't have time to d...
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The contractor I hired to paint interior of home has left it incomplete. He also removed a whole house alarm system without telling me. He explained he had to in order to paint the home properly. He does not plan to r...
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I am new to this forum but have seen some really great posts, advice and experiences shared on this forum. I am new to real estate investing and thinking of starting off by doing a "house hack" via renting out the unu...