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Good day all,I am looking at putting together a list of ways that people have gone about forcing equity/value in their properties. To start the ball rolling, I like adding a unit/income stream where there wasn't one ...
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I have a very capable 22 year old son who is a 3rd year electrician apprentice. He has no debt (including NO credit card, school and automobile debt). He has managed to save $35k with a small $2k emergency fund living...
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A property of mine in the California Central Valley went vacant at the end of November. For the past 4 years, I had a family renting the SFH. I performed annual inspections, serviced the the HVAC filter and smoke alar...
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Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read about my ongoing deal. I started reading BP about a month ago and I am starting to put it's methods into action. I have the property under contract and inspection is ...
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Winter in Iowa is a chilling experience, no doubt, and one that needs to be strongly considered when your are an investor of mobile homes. A very inconvenient situation to find yourself in is one where your tenant ca...
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So I am close to buying my first buy and hold Duplex, I am just torn between buying in my home state of California or in Arizona where I have friends and family to look after the property. I am undecided because my 3....
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I own a 2 family out right that’s worth $300k. No mortgages. I also have zero personal debit besides a $400 credit card. Credit Karma says my score is 675. I recently open up a business for Electrical contracting and ...
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How do you go about insuring that your units stand out in their given area, attracting higher rents and more quality tenants, without overdoing it and wasting valuable money? Do most of you find only one or two differ...
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Hi Everyone! I purchased 32 shares of AAPL a few years ago, and it has nearly tripled in value since. I own two investment properties (closing on my third in two days), and I want to start paying down these mortgages,...
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Hello Everyone!I'm about a 13 days from closing on the 7 unit in San Diego and I'm starting to look for an insurance company for the building. I wanted to know if any of you have suggestions on what to look for and t...