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Is factoring in property management into your investment spreadsheet overrated?Cons of property management: I always care about my property more than property manager, lower ROI, and the probability you lose touch wit...
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Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...
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Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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In light of all the recent threads about COVID-19, worrying about tenants not being able to pay rent, legislation that seems to screw over landlords month after month, and ethical dilemmas about where it is our obliga...
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For those of you who don't want to know about me and instead want to get to the point of this post move on to "2".
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My name is Lukas Zupan - I'm a real estate investor in OKC, and I also own a RE photography bus...
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All:I've recently spoken to a few REIA groups in my area about my business and I thought it would be a good idea to share this info in the forums.I've been investing in college student rentals for 12 years and current...
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I've been talking to a few people about this recently, but I would love to poll a larger group.For those of you who have invested out of state - which market did you decide to invest in, and why did you choose that ma...
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The area: Sandusky, OH 44870.The local economy: tied to the seasonal fluctuations of Cedar Point, an amusement park. Most major blue-collar jobs have left leaving a primarily services-based economy around Cedar Point ...
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Below is a chart of the interest rate on the 10 year going back to 1880. As we all know the 10 year is a reasonable benchmark for mortgage rates. In other words, or what matters to investors, the 10 year determines ...