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what are you thoughts on starting affordable housing nonprofit?we would like to work in Oregon and Sonoma County, CAto provide equity in small homes, townhomes, plexesdeveloped as low cost as possible to help buyers :)
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Hi All,
I know for a lot of people in the STR game, Cash flow, ROI, and W-2 freedom are the key focus, but I am curious what the bigger WHY is for folks outside of those things?
I am trying to narrow down my big why...
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Hello BP!I keep reading on BP and elsewhere that renting to high quality tenants is the most important risk control a landlord can have. There were a few BP blog posts on this topic with the main idea that if you want...
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I am a landlord in the Baltimore city Maryland. I am suffering from a tenant inherited from my recent property. Here's some timeline of the story...
- 05/25: I purchase my first property in the Baltimore City with an...
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Has anyone found a creative way to either avoid having to put down the EMD or a source who might supply such when dealing with a bank? :idea:
I have a potentially AWESOME deal and need a creative way to get around ...
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I have always bought/made offers in the West.Three different western states. Usually, I call my RE agent and give a verbal offer and terms, then I have a written contract to sign in my email box in couple of hours, or...
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From what I understand there are four ways to make money from a rental property:
1) Cash flow - Pretty straightforward. Total money you receive as income is more than total expenses.
2) Appreciation - Increase in the...
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I am a new multi family homeowner in Worcester - the Greendale Area. Young woman, bought this house on my own. I live on the first floor and hoping to rent out the 2nd floor. The renovations ended up being a lot more ...
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Hello All,I just passed my exam out here in Cali and am looking for brokerages and I've been contacted about Exp Realty from a couple agents... I'm wondering if you guys and gals can share your experience with this br...
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Does anyone have any experience converting a two family to a three, or doing major renovations of a two / three family?
It is somewhat town specific but I am having trouble interpreting fire code for automatic sprin...