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I'm getting much closer to searching for my first property and believe I will be able to find a property in the Denver/Aurora area with 3rooms and 2-3 bath for under 200k. I want to rent the other 2rooms (approx $600...
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We have officially entered the "Hiney Showing" phase in the Smokies. That is, homes being offered for less than what was paid for them very recently. It's all a part of the boom/bust real estate cycle in resort are...
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It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
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Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...
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I received this text this morning from one of my tenants..."Good Morning, Mike! We have been seeing a TON of spiders and bugs in the house, and were wondering if it would be possible to get it sprayed. Please let me k...
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I was all set to make an offer on a 8 unit(4 modular duplexes) last Monday 'til I found out there was a sex offender in one of the units Sunday night. I looked up his court case and found out it was for 4-5 years of ...
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I don't fully understand lease options and would like help doing so. How can utilize them to gain steady cash flow? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Alright we have had a significant update on the Toledo Lead Paint Ordinance and wanted to post the details for those of us who own property in Toledo (or Ohio, we have several municipalities such as Cleveland, Columbu...
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I'm new to this forum, but hope to add value since my area of expertise (credit repair) benefits real estate investors and seems to be neglected in this community.
On October 23rd, the Federal...