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Background:
I've always had an interest in owning rental property, but due to living in CA and my inexperience I had assumed it was only accessible to those with significant cash in the bank, so I figured it was som...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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Hello bigger pocketers!
I know, I know, don’t believe anything you see on TV is what they say.
But I was curious to know from people who are in the flipping business already how much of what is shown on HGTV is re...
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Hey guys, based on these pics of the 1300 sq ft home built in 1940, what would you guess the repairs would be? Keep in mind I will have to add a bathroom.
It has a new roof and new electrical. That's it. ...
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I'd love to hear from people who have jobs on this. How many houses, or units do you feel you can handle? Some of this depends on how flexible your job is of course. I'd love to know how close people feel they can get...
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I will keep my story short and voided Of all the details because I think we get the jist. Purchased new construction from Morris September 2017 was told construction six to eight weeks. First month told permits are ta...