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I work for a family owned building company and have completed a few flips over the past couple years. A few weeks ago, a long-time and highly valued client of ours approached us with the idea of partnering with us in...
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I won an auction on Auction.com that I didn't expect to win--now I have more questions. Long story short, my initial research said the house was worth way more than I subsequently found it to be worth. The house is oc...
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I had a chance to attend a live auction today, though it was fast but I learned a lot. The trustee and other team members were quite friendly. Few questions I have fro the Pro. They mentioned that when ...
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Hi....everyone, with the increase of gas prices, and the uncetainty of would be homebuyers, is there anyone out there charging retainer fees that can / will be refunded once a home is purchased? There are a few of m...
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Hi BP, we charge a $50 non-refundable pet deposit and a $25/mo fee per pet. In my mind, this is a nominal amount to help in the event that we have to cover extensive damage that the normal deposit would not cover.I ju...
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Hello BP. I currently self manage my properties using Buildium and I love it especially the resident portal and ability to accept ACH rent payments. Recently after over a year of succesful payments a tenant payment ...
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I know this has been written on. However, I did not know if I asked a question on one of the older posts, if anyone would see it. I was wondering if anyone has went this way with their real estate investment busines...
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Helllo! This is my first post so be easy :)Little about me :) I have one property that I did an FHA loan on, lived in it for a year and moved out to a smaller apt( too big) while renting it out. I want to charge full ...
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Hello BP Community, I own a LTR in Colorado Springs My HOA community is a bit overbearing. Multiple notices have been cited that I have already resolved, the most recent on the other hand, to me seems a bit out of lin...
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I want to ensure they're legitimate before sending my client to them. I don't like the fact that they're asking for an upfront "commitment fee" saying it will be credited at closing.