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I'm new to real estate and am in the education phase. While reading @Brandon Turner 's Book on Rental Property Investing in chapter 10 under utilities it states that you should look for properties where utilities can...
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I have a loss on a single rental property of about $3,500. Because my MAGI is $150k the loss is phased and I am not able to reduce my income by the loss. If that's the case should I not include all of the expenses t...
I leased a 4-bed, 2-bath to renters. At the time, the fourth bedroom had no door hung in the door frame. It has a closet, and two means of egress (another door at the back of the room opens to the garage).Now, after a...
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Hello, all.Right now I'm dead set on using Faux Wood Blinds for my rent house (3 bed). Assuming the average cost of a blind is $45 (tax-included) with the house having 10 windows, the cost will be $450.My uncle, who h...
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AC problems yes, but not many furnace issues. I have a fourplex built in the 80's, and one of the units is turning over. Painters call my PM and say the furnace is not working. PM sends a "comfort specialist" and the ...
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I am looking to build a 5-15 unit multifamily complex using shipping containers which are fully built from China.After having read dozens of articles about building multifamily using shipping containers I am convinced...
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Hi I’m new to bigger pockets.I have read numerous real estate books and I’M interested in a live-in flip using a 203k.anyone have any insight on doing this in CT.all responses appreciated
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I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots. I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...
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My husband and I were out looking at investment properties all morning, as we are in the identification phase of a 1031. We looked at a very nice brick apartment building. It has a nice, aluminum-sided, 3-car garage ...
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I'm in the learning phase before buying my first rental. I'm thinking I will do a fourplex, owner occupied. I've found a target neighborhood where the numbers (1% rule, 50% rule) seem to work and the tenants are des...