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Hi everyone, I'm been pulling my hair out (not literally) trying to figure out where to get started with building my business. I'm based in Los Angeles and originally from Bakersfield, which I visit often. My bigges...
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Hi,I have my first property in NC that I have fixed up as a rental. I spent a lot of time selectinga tenant and thought I had everything ready to roll. Collected Oct rent, and a security deposit. Just 5 days after ...
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Hi, so we have finished our first flip. We have a contract on the house and are set to close on Monday, 4/10.From the beginning we have had tremendous issues with the city inspector when it comes to permits. They have...
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An agent in my office is looking to sell her small strip mall. The strip mall is located on a busy through-fare near where I live. She and her husband built the property in 1989 and have owned it ever since.
It's 4...
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I have a solid tenant who wants to rent my place. They have a dog - 20 pounds English Springer Spaniela) Apart from wear and tear to carpet and pergo floors is there anything else you need to worry about. I can amorti...
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I recently sold a renovated house that had an older but operable water heater. In the contract it was asked that all mechanicals were in working order at time of the inspection, in which they were and everythin...
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In real estate, or business in general, you win by solving problems that others can not solve. How do you do that? You must be extremely creative and think outside of the box, and do things others cannot think of doin...
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Hey BP,I recently took over management of my short term rental. I'm thinking of ways to monetize the rental. My goal is to increase revenue by 10% through monetizing strategies such as late check out and things like t...
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I need some guidance involving what to do for a maintenance check. Tenants have been in the home for 1 year (2 yr lease). We have been in the home on a few occasions for various issues but have never done a specific c...
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I'm considering allowing dogs and cats in my newest listing and need a little guidance from the community. I've never really owned a dog, though I have had cats. We just put brand new carpet in the house in addition...