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Today, I refi'd my rental property. I did a VA IRRRL streamline refi that I locked in before the election at 3.5% amortized over 30 years. My current tenant is paying quite a bit below market rent because I lowered th...
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Im looking at a multi unit and its all now converted to electric heating
My concern is acquiring tenants and keeping them . I know that electric is more than gas but how much more that it would deter rentals ?
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I have a small single-story 1000 square-foot house that does not have air conditioning. It has baseboard heat but it would need window units for air-conditioning. The crawlspace is very open and would be easy to add d...
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January 15 marks my one year anniversary with Bigger Pockets. I was one of those New Year resolutions people, but I stuck around and have made 754 forum posts and half a dozen blog posts.I found Bigger Pockets because...
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With some of my wins, came a big loss with a duplex I purchased last year. I bought it over market for $175k. I found out that an almost identical duplex next to mine is getting offers at $165k. So, I would be taking ...
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Buyers walked at closing over cold feet - contract only allows that I can keep the $10k deposit and says nothing about damages. They said they are scared that the structure is unsound, even though their inspection sai...
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I recently bought a fourplex in the portsmouth virginia area and had it inspected with only minor problems. Since I've owned it for the last month there have been many problems popping up. The water discharge backed...
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Hi all,I am under contract on a 3-family house in Albany, NY and was hoping to pick the brain of anyone out there who has experience with old properties like this built pre-1900. Is there anything I should be looking ...
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Closed on it today, it's a 2 bed 1 bath in Portsmouth, VA. Purchased it for $30,000, after closing costs it was $31,650.15. Planning on placing a tenant buyer in there for $975 a month. Taxes and insurance will set me...
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Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...