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I'm working on building mine with the hopes of eventually dumping my current property manager and curious to hear from others:
1. Did you use traditional marketplaces like yelp, thumbtack, angi?
2. Is it common to p...
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Hello everyone,Have a long-term tenant who recently exited. We have been fortunate to rarely hold any security funds from former tenants. In this situation we have a former-tenant hyper sensitive to return of full se...
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I am considering investing in real estate in Dallas Fort Worth area or surrounding suburbs. Either buy a home (may be new home) and rent it out - but property tax going up, home insurance going up (30%), mortgage rate...
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The expert consensus is that a campaign should include about 5-7 mailings. Statistics show the majority of the deals come from the 5th mailer and beyond. @Dev Horn has, on several occasions, stressed the importance of...
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Hi BP!I have a hot water gas boiler heating system that causes me problems every winter. About once a month I get a phone call that the heat isn't working correctly, not reaching the desired temperature. My solution...
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I just paid off a rental property in Chicago. It's worth about 500k in equity. The rental is giving me about $3,900 rental income a month.I dont have another property. I had a second one but sold it in 2024 and invest...
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