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I am excited to be under contract with my first out of state but-hold property. I would be lying if I said my excitement isn't coming with some nerves.
The property is a duplex in Kansas City, MO. I'm planning on u...
I thought it's about time I share this bad experience so others can learn from it. I bought a house from a turnkey provider that had a bad inspection. The provider sent me pictures of the things he said got fixed an...
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I have a 3 bed 2 bath (1 story) KB home rental property in TX. Recently had couple of plumbing issues where the toilets were not flushing. First time, got the sewer lines cleared in the yard - spent $2500. Then again,...
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This off-market deal came across my desk today: https://www.biggerpockets.com/buy_and_hold_results...Rare 6 unit in a hot market (literally first 6 unit I've seen for sale here in years). High-appreciation area with ...
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On Friday, the next door neighbor to one of my rentals in Trenton, NJ called me to let me know he had water in his basement, could hear water running in the house, and that he hadn't seen my tenants in over a week. Tu...
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Gut feeling is that 1031 Exchanges are a cheat code to scale a portfolio faster than one could otherwise. But I listen to all of the podcasts, read many of the books, and haven't seen/heard a solid strategy of how to ...
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I have a prospective tenant apply who seems a great fit and is a friend of a friend. I recently found out he is a smoker. I did not even think to ask but instead saw him smoke. I was all ready to rent to him.
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I have 13 properties. I don't know if it's everyone being home quarantined or what, but it seems like everything is breaking. Water heaters, septic stuff, and the random phone call for a cow being in the back yard. An...
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My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...