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My wife and I recently have started our journey into Real Estate Investing. We have had a few walk through and done property analysis on several properties, but are not really cognizant of what we are getting into. We...
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Alright we have had a significant update on the Toledo Lead Paint Ordinance and wanted to post the details for those of us who own property in Toledo (or Ohio, we have several municipalities such as Cleveland, Columbu...
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On 5/3/2023 the City of Kansas City, MO announced that Short-Term Rentals will be completely banned in ALL residential zoning! I had not taken it seriously until I read a couple of articles outlining their plans. Mo...
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From another client report (this one from 2012) - sans footnotes and references.All Americans are experiencing the expansionist wave of government control over all of our activities, and businesses are being increasin...
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The city of Detroit has declared that tenants need no longer pay rent unless the landlord complies with the city's new stringent inspection & registration regulations. They have identified their enemy and declared...
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Ok there are late fees and buyout the lease clauses. We even have a fee associated with a citation for our student rentals but what other fines/fees/disincentives can you enforce? I have a tenant , thankfully she ...
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Lurking a bit but thought I would introduce myself. I am Colleen and I am an MA resident but invest in Rhode Island. I have a family and a day job but seem to gravitate to these old rehabs pulling us into some inter...
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I live in Texas, so I have to comply with the rules for application fee listed on this website.
The website basically stated that "At the time a prospective tenant is given a rental application, the landlord ...
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In the Nebraska legislature and the Omaha City Council there is movement afoot to impose a registration and inspection program for all rentals- Single and Multifamily. They would charge $50/ house and $20/unit per apa...
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I’ve been landlording for 10 years and have acquired a number of properties in that period of time. Recently I’ve had some family, friends and business partners approach me about investing together with the plan for ...