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Hi all,I'm in a process of acquiring a rental property close to Downtown Oakland.As a newbie, I am trying to find out about the rental price to figure out if the number of the deal would work. I tried to look at craig...
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Hi BP family! What skill is most valuable to obtain when getting started in REI? I’d like to add a part time real estate centric job to what I’m currently doing so I can be more valuable when partnering with someone. ...
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Hello,This might be a newbie question but here's my current situation. I am planning to refinance my rental property (due to low interest rate environment). I bought the property in 2019 and got a 4.125% rate. I notic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGz6fHdxP30my mom called from nyc 5am pacific this morn, to ask is the huge quake hit us here in socal.. she didnt know but i threw on the laptop and went to see whats going on.. appare...
Last night I contacted an old friend of mine whose older brother is a real estate agent. He got into the field after getting his masters in a different area, and it just so happened that his friend from high school st...
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I bought a 2-unit property, and i am trying to get rid of the tenants that have not been paying since the bagging of covid, the old landlord was in court and lost for the ERAP assistance, now he finally got his ERAP, ...
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Looking for some suggestions on a tricky partnership which started beautifully but gradually going sour. Almost 2 years ago I came to know this older gentleman. He and his wife had done 4 bungalow conversion projects...
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How can I charge my tenants for electric and water usage when it's all on one meter?do I just include everything in the rent and check on the past years usages and add it that way
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I have been flipping properties for a while now but have stayed away from fix and flips. However, I have come across some properties recently at a good price that I think would only need about 10k to 15k worth of wor...
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I’m just starting out and came across this. Low maintainance duplex listed for $295k (3bed 2bath each unit), principle & interests $1682, taxes $249, home insurance $104, HOA $240. Landlord pays for utilities (wat...