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Good morning everyone. So I’ll start by saying that I messed up!! I live in Nashville, TN but I bought my first rental property in Memphis, TN a year and some months ago.
My mortgage loan officer recommended a 15-ye...
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I am new to real estate and am midway between San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento area. I have been analyzing deals in Sacramento and Davis but I have been told that it is difficult to get tenants in Sacramento ...
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Hi y'all,I'm a new landlord in Austin, TX. I am prepping for the holidays and was wondering if y'all give presents or gift cards to your tenants for holidays (and other events), and whether you use a service to manag...
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I know that most of you HIGHLY recommend doing a 1031. But I am currently in a situation that I am just considering paying the Capital Gains Tax and be done with it. So I want some differing opinions.
First off, th...
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Hi everyone, I thought about submitting this question to the podcast, but I wanted to post it here first to see what people here thought.
The location wasn't available from the drop-down menu, but it's Northern Virg...
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Help! I am up here in mid Maine (properties in Old Town and Appleton) stuck in the fetal position- would someone help me up? Specifically, how do I write a lease and how do I screen? Is there an online service that...
Hi everyone,
My husband and I have been exploring the idea of expanding our real estate portfolio, which has primarily been in Southern California. We are interested in investing out of state, with the goal of genera...
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Hello all. NJ resident here who is looking for an out of state area to do some investing. My area is just too damn expensive. I have done a lot of reading and research and Columbus has definitely caught my eye. I alre...
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Very often we see people on here talk about how they are educating themselves by reading books relating to the real estate and lending industries. And that sounds great, until you realize that mostly they are reading...
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Hello,I am in the process of setting up to conduct business in North Carolina (specifically in Raleigh and the Triangle area). As far as I have discerned, the area I am interested in has a high emphasis on knowledge ...