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Hey guys, I am looking to house hack and this would be my first real step into REI. A lot of the duplexes/triplexes I am looking at are currently all filled. Some of these are properties are great deals and I am excit...
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Hey there - I am hoping this community can offer some solid advice to take the emotion, stress and potential cost out of tenancy disputes. I am new to renting - in this case it is a commercial property. I am in the la...
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Hi everyone,
I have been asking questions on here for a while now, and wanted to thank everyone for all the info. It has really helped. I have been watching the real estate market in my area for a while now not wil...
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About 2 months ago, I finally committed to following this path. One month ago I sold the idea to my wife and got her support; at the same time purchased my Plus membership, subsequently upgrading to the Pro because t...
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My background is in commercial real estate. The only residential property I own is my house. I am a bit apprehensive about diving into residential so I want to start off small. Is there a rule of thumb that you use wh...
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Hi All,
Our tenants moved into our downstairs unit not even a month ago and just asked if they can bring in two cats. The lease clearly states no pets and we are pretty firm on this rule so we let them know that is n...
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Hi all,
The lease between my tenant and I ends on March 31 st, I wanted to raise $20, he disagree because his say apartment has a lot issues, I say fine keep same rent rate for one year, he say he did not want to sig...
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Hello, I thought I'd share my feedback on my first 60 days as a buyer. I started my real estate journey about 4 months ago, reading books, listening to podcast, and multiple meetups. I've seen lots of progress
Backg...
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I recently purchased a duplex and kept 1 tenant who is section 8 and rehabbed the other side as part of the brrrr strategy. I was able to immediately find renters and signed them to a 1 year lease. The tenant who st...
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Hello,
I am looking for some advice and/or any experience with situations like this:
One of our tenants signed a lease effective 3/1/2021 through 3/31/2022 we pay heat and hot water and the tenant pays electric. W...