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This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...
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This has happened twice now in a span of less than 6 months. The property is a duplex with a tenant living in the upstairs unit and the downstairs unit is presently vacant. The upstairs tenant overflowed the tub (ag...
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We have a young single woman who is a tenant in one of our properties who moved in fall 2012. She's a nice tenant and responsible. There was an incident a few nights ago when a big fight broke out on the street in fro...
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As a 40-year-old Australian investor, I've built a strong real estate portfolio focused on the local market. My strategy has always been to buy in the right market cycle, renovate for value-add, rent, and refinance to...