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Real estate has people from all kinds of professional backgrounds, some of which you'd be shocked. So what did you do before real estate ?
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TL;DR. I am looking for advice on how I can take appropriate action to warn future landlords and LPs about a deceptive and destructive executive-level tenant who is also a GP on real estate deals.
I rented a fully f...
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Hey now! Hope everyone's doing great! I wanted to throw my hat into the ring here and say hello to all the Real-Estate people in this house.
I guess I am a "low-intermediate" Real-Estate investor in that I a...
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Hi all,
My wife and I are planning on moving to Las vegas. We found a nice home in the area that we want to live in. Problem is, the previous owners were major smokers and the house reeks like smoke. The t...
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Here is the house: Zillow.com/homedetails/1848-Lexington-ave-nw-warren-oh-44485/35541141_zpid/?Here’s some info I gathered:PROSThe house is in a fairly quite neighborhood maybe B- or C+. Just had the water heater, fur...
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Hi! Let me start by saying I'm completely new, out of my comfort zone, and scared to death. HaHa! We are under contract for a log cabin in Banner Elk, NC. This cabin will serve as a family getaway but also as a short ...
Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate
Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...
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Hello all, I am new to land-lording (~2 years) and in San Diego, CA. We don't have a property management company. Last night a tenant got drunk and locked herself out. She scaled the building and broke a glass sliding...
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Hi I had a very old guy contact me, he owns 18 units and they are free and clear but my problem with it is they are all Efficiencies, they are only 70% occupied with long term tenants because the rents are very low an...
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To the investors that buy and renovate a lot of homes, how do you tackle the threat of asbestos in homes? Do you avoid certain time periods or do test samples? I know it's not dangerous if it's not disturbed, but some...