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Hey BP. I'm in the process of vetting lenders who can help me get started on my REI journey getting my first property/mortgage.Obviously, before I can buy I need to know what I'm pre-qualified to afford. But I want to...
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Hi, guys!
I currently live in a home I purchased a year and a half ago its a 3b 2.5ba and I live with my girlfriend and a friend of ours. If I did not live in the house and rented the whole property I could easily g...
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Just purchased a short sale for the first time. I usually buy direct from distressed owners (last 11 years).
We closed earlier today and I noticed that the listing agent put down "conventional" for my financing on th...
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I currently have my SFR listed on Craigs list and a sign in the yard. I have found that 90% of the calls I get everyday is from the sign and they all want the same general info.
For the last few days I have s...
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I just wanted to share a small moment that resulted in a more empowered and happy tenant.I have a rental property in Saint Paul MN and I use a property manager for it. However, I like to stop by and check on the prope...
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I have been looking around and found a few major cities where it seems to be common practice for the landlord to pay most, if not all, utilities. However, I plan to meter and pass all utility costs to the tenants wher...
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Hi there,I have been seeing reoccurring costs for roach treatments at some of our properties lately. I invested out of state and am not familiar with roach problems because I do not live in an area with roaches. I a...
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I have no position on rent control yet. What do you guys think of rent control?thanks,Matt
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I have been working with a lender for the past 2 months now. I do not have the best credit(work in progress) and he told me he could get me pre-approved for $250,000 with 3.5% down(FHA), but I have to improve my credi...
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Hi everyone, I am specifically looking for MFRs here in Birmingham, AL for my first investment property. I plan on living in one of the units. A quad would be ideal. An issue I keep coming across is the fact that most...