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I'm really struggling with this application fee thing. Any words of wisdom? Going to have an Open House today and it doesn't feel right to take a fee from each applicant knowing we'll only rent to one...
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Promise! I'll post my introduction in the new members thread in just a bit.
For now, though, here's my issue:
I bought a home back in 2006 or 2007 right before the economy crapped out. Heck, I still remember where...
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1. Woman listed her brother in law as her current landlord on the app. He owns the house, she and her son and her partner are sharing with him since mid2018. They pay him $1200/month. She wasnt able to provide previou...
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Hello fellow investors,
For a new person coming into the investing game, many investors say "Get educated". But the more I read, listen and learn, the more confusing and intimidating it gets.
Any suggestions on how...
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I hear the advice pretty often that you want to stay away from D neighborhoods, but if you're hiring a property manager anyway, why does this matter? You won't have to visit the property anyway, so as long as the num...
Seed Capital is one of the biggest challenges for investors. Having traveled to a number of real estate meetups, it is clear that people struggle with how to find seed capital. Getting seed capital for your first deal...
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How is everyone else planning on handling this?http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/hud-t...The Obama administration has just made it easier for felons to move in next door. Landlords who don’t want tenants wh...
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I read advertisements for other landlords' rental properties. Sometimes they say "if you have any evictions, it will be a double deposit". I wonder, why accept more money just to take on a bad tenant? I think those ...
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Investment Info: Multi-family residential buy & hold investment located a 20-mile drive or 25-minute ferry ride from downtown Boston in the beach town of Hull, Massachusetts, also known as Nantasket Beach.
Purcha...
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I'm still looking for my first property. Had a great afternoon yesterday looking at REOs and just had to share (no one else will understand my excitement, but I figured you guys would). I had picked five properties ...