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I have lived in the San Francisco bay area for the last 15 or so years, and am anxious to start doing some buy-and-hold investing. However, it seems that price-to-rent ratios are solidly over 30 in my area, and gener...
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Hi guys,
I've been messaging with a couple of local aspiring investors, and we thought it would be fun to do a casual meet up for drinks/dinner and real estate conversation, of course! Monday, 10/14 at 6:30is...
Over the past year, I've been educating myself so as to get my investing start, most like with single family buy and hold. I live in San Diego county, so I've tended to focus on starting OOS. Initially, I was looking ...
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Hi, question:
May I tell a prospective tenant he's not a good fit before showing the house to him because he's refusing to comply with my showing policy of sharing a copy of his ID with me prior to the showing? He's ...
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What if you decide to buy an apartment building that's already profitable, running fine, structurally and cosmetically up to date, and has good management? If you buy that type of apartment, or any other type of real ...
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Has anyone had luck using Furnished Finder to book extended stays (over 30 days)? I'm transitioning several STR properties to month-to-month in a desirable downtown Kansas City, MO location. I decided to give Furnishe...
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Hi all,
My family owns 2 properties (1 triplex and 1 mixed-use commercial property) in the Bay Area that we're wanting to sell in order to invest in multifamily commercial property (mostly thinking a large apartment ...
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I'm sure there are a dozen apps out there to send text to remind people that rent is due. Can anyone recommend one?
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We have, currently, 18 units. All are rented and tend to, typically, do pretty well. We do year-long leases with each tenant and currently don't offer an early termination clause in the lease. However, we have a tena...