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I live in south Florida and would like to build a portfolio of rentals down here before venturing out of state so I can have experience with the business before trying to do it absentee.
While trying to tweak the 50% ...
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Hello everyone, I am going to manage a rent by the bedroom house hack pretty soon and I am curious as to what systems some of you have used to handle maintenance request. My goal is to manage the property as if I’m no...
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Hello,I am wondering if anyone with knowledge of Maryland Law could provide some advice. I am a contractor who flips houses as well so a good knowledge of buying and selling. Unfortunately a not so good knowledge of b...
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Does anyone have a rental agreement for pad split or room rental? I'm a newbie trying to rent out rooms in my 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom house in Seattle. If you don't mind, please provide advice on house rules, finding ro...
I have been looking to invest in a STR house in Galveston, maybe Pirates beach or around the area, 3 bed 2 bath house. Can anyone who owns similar properties help me estimate the expenses? I am ok if it breaks even or...
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Some great tenants just told me that the offer they made on a house has been accepted. They've given me more than 60 days notice and offered to find subletters or new tenants to move in on April 1, so there would be n...
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Need to ask some others about this.
·Previous tenants infested the carpet with fleas I am holding 200 dollars in pet deposit no matter what. I cleaned the carpet on four different occasions over a week and h...
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I'm new to these forums, so apologies if this is the wrong section or a repeat (I'm betting on repeat). Short version: when calculating return on a mid- to long-term rental property what sorts of fees do you account ...
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Hi,I'm new here and starting to learn about real estate investing.. I'm looking to buy a multi-family home in Chicago (Wicker Park / Bucktown area) and live in one of the units.From what I see on the market / the anal...
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I was looking at the the Skylink sc-1000, and the cheaper Mace system. They both can dial your cell phone when the alarm is triggered.
However, when I called Skylink customer support, they said I needed a land line i...