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I went on a road trip today to look at a couple of 5 & 6 unit properties about an hour from me and came home with a duplex. {Well actually, I left the duplex where it has sat for the last 80 years and just brought...
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I am looking to purchase a duplex in St. Paul, MN. When I visited the property the tenants told me the home has mice. In your experience is this a deal breaker or somwthing that is easy to fix?
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First time landlord here. I have been using turbo tax for 10 years using itemized deduction for my personal income tax. Last September 2017, I bought another home and converted my primary residence (since 2011) as re...
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Hi! I figured the military investing category is a good one to post my experience. I've been in the Army for a little over 20 years and am looking to retire in the next several years. We've been investing in rental...
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I understand it varies but if you have a .5-1 acre infill lot what would be your average lot prep expenses? How much would you add for not being level or if treed lot? Thanks!
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In November 2017 we purchased a 1910 duplex in Norwich CT. It was last renovated in the 70s (at least if the laminated cabinets are any indication). We are close to being able to rent out the top floor (disabled step ...
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Hello, Big pocketers - I'm new to BP and Real estate investing. I'm from the SF bay area. I purchased my primary home 9 years ago and I think I’m ready to try REI.
I love to connect the members and join meetups (o...
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I found a house that I can buy for 40% of the ARV. The ARV is over $200k. The house is in a great location (in regards to the neighborhood, low crime rate, and home values) with many of the houses in the area valued...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) other investment.
This was our first actual attempt at investing using our building method of no money down. We designed it to be a duplex but started rented o...
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How do you plan ahead for very costly maintenance issues with your property? For example a roof that needs to be redone for $10,000..