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HI,So, I've finally decided to get serious about purchasing a vacation rental home. My family has taken a trip almost every year and have booked on VRBO with great success. Time for me to get into the real estate game...
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I'm a relatively new investor in the Chicago area and am a bit unfamiliar with purchasing a foreclosed property. I started looking into HUD homes and found the hudhomestore.com website to be an interesting resource. ...
I'm curious to hear if any of you have had a negative experience with tenants vaping. In my opinion, in the over 20 or so tenants we've had in our 3 rentals by far the most damage ever caused was by a couple who both ...
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I'm trying to find an avenue to start a little business for myself and came across a video about 3d cameras and how it's fairly easy to create a 3D tour for homes. I would be curious to know if this is something that'...
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It doesn't seem like many people talk about it as far as wholesale but I know it plays a significant part. What about Title & Escrow do I need to know? Should I reach out to a company directly? Open to any and all...
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My new Rental home gets a lot of debris in the gutters. Causing them to overflow. I am thinking about having some type of "gutter guards" installed.
What is a good brand/type?
Average cost?
I don't feel like cl...
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I have a question for my fellow biggerpocketers Being the great entrepreneur I am (jk), I am looking to start a property management company. Ive had some pretty dumb ideas in the past that didn't work out, and im won...
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Do you hire a professional service man clean your rental property's furnace and AC? Is it worth it? How often you do it? I feel like it's not really doing anything, but I could be wrong. Thanks!
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I own a condo in NJ that I'd like to rent. The regular property taxes are included in my monthly mortgage payment, but not the quarterly sewer tax. Also, my homeowners association requires our dryer vents to be prof...
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I’m looking at a house to flip but I’m having a tough time finding some comps to come up with a decent ARV. The problem is, it’s a beach town. The house is sort of in the middle where there’s some people who do STVR a...