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I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...
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They gave notice of move out end of March. I've had two showings in about 1.5 weeks. Usually I do an open house in summers but it's slim pickings and waiting for enough people to justify an open house is not feasible,...
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We have a home with an hvac unit in the attic, our lease requires tenants to replace the air filter. We had a tenant living here a couple years ago and replaced the hvac system while he was living here. We moved back ...
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I am trying to get started on real estate investing out of the Chicago area. I have be under the impression that using your home address to start a business entity is not the greatest idea. I've read in multiple artic...
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We are moving out of our home and have renters moving in. This home is large, very well kept, and in a very nice neighborhood. The tenants moving in are wealthy and have expensive taste. (Just to paint the picture for...
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I posted earlier this week about a lot that came up in Charleston.. my realtor ( who is awesome) e mails me at a little at 10pm her time.. new lot on a little street I have already built two homes on and have been wil...
I just purchased a duplex with a vacant apartment that can get $950/month (current rent for the other side) but the bathrooms look kinda outdated and pink. The kitchen isn't so bad but I'm wondering what kind of incr...
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I am developing a tenant application and am a little uneasy asking for personal information. Many applications I reviewed while developing mine asked potential tenants for bank and credit card account numbers and bal...