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Hi All,I have been pre-approved for my first investment property. I have set up a weekend with a real estate agent in Cleveland to look at some small multifamily properties (2-4 units) and hopefully I will find someth...
Here is the story, ..... We currently have 5 rental properties with a contract on a vacation rental at the beach. We started out getting rental properties when our oldest son was about to attend college. With eleven...
I am hoping to get some input on the community as to how to best handle this issue:Last week a gun was fired in a tenant's apartment, it passed through his unit and went into another unit. Luckily nobody was hurt. I...
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I'm reading Dave Van Horn's articleMaybe You Shouldn’t Start an Entity. Consider 4 Alternative Asset Protection Strategies Instead.And it got me curious. Almost everyone suggest getting an umbrella policy since it's r...
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The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...
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I got a call from a friend of mine today who does rentals in another part of the country in a "nice" town. While inspecting potential deals he walked in on a dead rape victim.
Folks, when you're inspecting propert...
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I wanted to ask this question as their seems to be mixed answers when I do search the Internet. Is it completely possible to buy, fix, and flip with out any of your own money? Would any private lender be willing too f...
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I have heard getting an LLC and EIN to manage my first rental as a business was good. But an experienced friend just told me that it is actually better to get Umbrella Insurance because if set up as an LLC I can still...
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Hello BP Community, I recently start investing in RE, I will own 9 SFH thru turnkey company's at the end of this year, I'm not sure if I'm ready to set up a LLC company for asset protection or just go with an umbrella...