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I am new to investing and have done some self-educating over the past few years by reading books, forums, blogs, and listening to podcasts and webinars. I still feel like I could learn a lot more: I feel like I genera...
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What do you guys think is the better way to go? To buy and rent to build a great source of passive income or Buy and flip to make great returns but with more work and risk?
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Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...
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As it becomes more prominent in the US it seems there should be a discussion on renting by the room. Yes, I'm aware that this has been done forever with student rentals, but I'm specifically talking about post-college...
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I have a unique request from an applicant for my SFR, who is an artist, and wants a five year lease.
His justification is he is an artist, wants a long term lease, to lock in the rent. He and wife, both arti...
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Don't look now but mortgage rates have declined at an almost historical rate during the past month. Just 4-6 weeks ago clients purchasing second home or investment properties were being quoted in the 8%'s and even..gu...
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- In Miles, Hours Or however you would like to measure... - What was the FURTHEST distance you have bought an investment property from where you reside?
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My wife and I own a house and land worth about 1 million, free and clear. We are in a hot market in the Austin area. We have previously flipped homes and owned a few rentals prior to the housing crash. I decided to ge...
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Good Morning BP,As Tax Season approaches, and this being my first full year of real estate investing, I realize that the one task that I personally am absolutely am horrible at and hate doing is bookkeeping. I have t...