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I have a question about what all is included under the term "maintenance."There are a few rules of thumb out there for estimating maintenance costs (e.g. 1% of property price/year, 10-15% of rent, $1/sqft/year, etc.)....
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Hi,Does anyone know if SmartMove uses the combined income of two applicants in meeting the 3:1 requirement? I currently have an Applicant and Co-Applicant. The applicants reports came back with a "decline" recommend...
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New to the forums, and I haven't been able to find the answer to this question yet (I apologize if its been answered already). My wife and I own a STR property via an LLC in which we are the sole owners. The LLC is in...
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Currently, a 4 bed 2.5 bath, 2 story SFH. All bedrooms are on the 2nd level and there is a big open loft area with windows on 2nd level that's not used much now. Upstairs has 2 bathrooms (1 for master bedroom + 1 shar...
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Hi BP,
I finally found my first duplex. My offer has been accepted and will be in escrow tomorrow (since today is a holiday). Yay!
While I was searching for my first rental property, I was also looking for a Califor...
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I am considering switching to a heat pump with an electric heat strip for supplemental heating in our two-flat building, with plans to add a third unit in the future. Currently, we have a 200-amp service to the buildi...
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I am looking for advice on a potential first time investment property. I am located in the Los Angeles, CA area.
The property that I am looking at is a duplex (zoned for three units - third unit could be built in the...
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Good evening,
I am cham. New investor from San Antonio, Tx. I own a duplex and triplex in San Antonio, TX and rehabbing them at the moment . Both properties have separate loans.
My question would be, can i do a c...
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Hi All! I have a seller with a fixer upper 2plex property on MLS that needs at least $100k rehab including full gut work and the seller is offering seller financing because he wants a high above-market price. How does...