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Hello All. I just finished a renovation of a 18 unit apartment complex that happens to be near a few military installations. As a veteran myself, I would love to offer military and families a discounted rate, and a re...
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Just curious what others are paying to put a renter in their rental properties?I have noticed quite a few seem to be paying one months rent is that average?I manage all my properties in San Diego but the one out of st...
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Hi BP, so I rent out to tenants at rates 25-30% over what I see advertised in public ads. I'm only able to charge so much because I have a talent in getting high paying tenants even if my property is about as good as ...
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Is cold calling still effective??It takes a lot of effort to get a seller to pick you over other investors and realtors interested in the same property. It does not help that real estate is a highly competitive busine...
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Hi All! I have bought my first duplex and going to house-hack it. The unit that is rented will be a Section 8 tenant. I have looked at the HUD fair market rents for the city I bought in, however, I don't understand ho...
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Does any one have experience with Bank Statement Loans? Im a self employed IT contractor and it's time for us to buy our next house hack. I have over 2 year's tax returns but I have some heavy write offs that make me ...
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I have my eye on a great deal, but the seller isn't willing to wait for conventional lending. This duplex is currently being rented out, so I'd imagine that it would qualify for conventional lending in as-is condition...
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I am getting close to buying my first investment property which will most likely be a single-family in which I will live in one room and rent out the others. Has anyone had experience with bumping up the rent by lets ...
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Hey there, so we owe about $215k on our primary residence in Southern Cal. Currently on a 15-year mortgage at 2.875%. I never thought I'd ever refinance, but now I hear commercials where they're advertising 30 years a...
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I've got until end of 2026 of a fixed rate period on a 5+ unit mortgage, then it adjusts for another 7 year period. Has been 4.5% since 2020, any crystal balls on where rates will be in 2 years? I mean it stands t...