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I own a triplex. I live in the main house up front which has its own water and electric meter. I have two small homes in the back that share a water and electric meter. How do I handle utilities for these homes since ...
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Hey all,
Thought someone would find this story helpful or entertaining at the very least. Also advice is also welcome.
A little bit of background on me my experience and the tenant. I have been managing Retail, ...
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I'm curious how other investors are feeling about Houston and Texas markets.Currently in my small to medium size portfolio of 9 properties over 5 states, I'm most worried about my Houston and texas properties.#1 Had m...
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Hey all.
I am thinking about diving back into wholesaling this year on a more aggressive scale. My intent is to send more letters/postcards as well as follow-up with all potential deals (something I was lazy about d...
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Hello,
I have a question about forming LLCs to protect my investment properties that I intend to start doing here shortly. Before someone says, you don't "need" an LLC. I know I don't need one, I do prefer one for an...
So 2015 was my first full year in the real estate business. Someone published an article a week or two ago about making sure we get our 1099s together out to our contractors and such. I honestly didn't know I had to...
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Here’s the deal.
I just got my offer accepted at 132,000 on a REO that the seller is Fannie Mae. Inside the Purchase Addendum it states that I can not sell the property for more then 162,000 within 3 months of closi...
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So for those investors that have accumulated 20 + homes, I'm curious how you continued to get your financing after you used up your ten personal loans. Did you start using commercial loans to buy your properties afte...
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There have been some threads recently talking about working hard, spending less than you earn, etc. so I thought that there would be a thread on the subject book. I couldn't find one so I thought it would be a good i...