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Hey folks - I'm working on creating some checklists for my business (I'm reading The Checklist Manifesto right now.) I'm planning on releasing these, for free, on BiggerPockets when they are finished. Today I'm workin...
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I'm new to real estate and learning still. However my goal is to purchase my first investment by next summer/fall. I would love to hear the process you took to get your first property and the strategy (ie. saved up, p...
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My wife and I manage our own properties and were out of the country when a tenants refrigerator went out. We had our Dad go check it out and he seemed to think it was running fine. The tenant claims that it was runnin...
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Howdy!Does anyone have any experience with a renovation loan? My contractor completed the work, but the bank is stalling the final payment. They want to see a certificate of occupancy, which I am told only applies for...
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Need some help on this matter.My sister has a home in Torrance, CA. It's worth around 1.15mil. She has 245k left on mortgage plus around 100k equity loan she used for kids school. Around 18yrs left after last refinanc...
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Hi all,I have a situation where a tenant of 3 months has not paid his November rent. Our property manager has called, emailed, and shown up at the door trying to hunt him down to get an answer but got no response. A ...
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i know this is a rookie mistake, but believe me i have learned from it.
so i have a rental i just picked up, and it appears to have had water sit in it at some point. we find some black mold around the baseboards an...
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i am new to real estate investing, I actually have not even done a deal yet. This is something that I have been pondering for some time now. I often see people do jobs and get paid "under the table". To be honest, I ...
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Hello Forum,This is my first post after lurking around a bit, and was hoping I could get some direction. I currently live in a house hacked duplex, and rented out the lower unit roughly a month ago. This is the 3rd te...