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What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples: Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...
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I think becoming the bank presents an opportunity for me but also to help people.Currently I have a tenant who has some credit challenges, they have occupied my property almost 5yrs with no missed payments, no headach...
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Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE). It seems to be everywhere these days. I just heard on a podcast that there is a movie coming out in a few months about the FIRE movement - which sounds awesome. I'm sure ...
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Here's the scenario. After agreeing on sale price and having their inspection, the buyers and I agreed in a repair amendment that I would make certain repairs to my property which ended up costing me approx $4,500....
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I am wanting to get a multiplex and be a landlord and OO. My parents want to get a house closer to town. so my thought was, could I potentially just purchase a multifamily house in Lafayette Indiana using a low down p...
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Below is my unsuccessful attempt to understand SBA rules - an area new to me, so I have an excuse.
PART 1 - FLIPPING and SBA
I was prompted to look into this after one of our clients, a flipper, showed us an interes...
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The owner-occupied FHA loan offered by the government is one that is extremely useful for new real estate investors to purchase multi-family homes. Recently, I've thought about the possibility of gradually growing my ...
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I feel like turnkey would be the easiest to quickly get cashflow and expand the portfolio. But I fear that it wouldn't be fast enough. Multifamily would allow you to invest more at once, but they are flying off the sh...
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Hello BP Community,This is my first post, so be gentle. My question is one of general strategy. Given the following choices which do you think is the smarter option for a 1st time home owner with REI aspirations.Opt...
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My question is pretty basic. What are the main reasons why investing directly in real estate is a better idea than just investing in REITs.My understanding is that the rate of return on REITs is generally higher than...