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Curious to hear everyone's thoughts on giving gifts to tenants around the holidays. This is the first year I have done it and I have only had good reactions thus far! It seems like an easy way to help build a positiv...
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I have a rental that's in a challenged area. SO far, my best applicant is a section 8 tenant where gov't pays 90% of rent. I visited her current home, where she's been for 7 years, and it reaks of smoke. We agreed ...
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We started investing in Real Estate in March of this year, with a 20+ year construction background. We have one flip that is completed and on the market and another that keeps hitting delay after delay. Each time we...
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I own two properties in Baltimore city. I keep getting letters from Homeserve trying to get me to purchase sewer line backup insurance. The city has contracted with Homeserve to provide insurance against sewer line ...
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Hello, ***I want to acknowledge ahead of time that I did not screen well enough and that I made a HUGE mistake in my tenant selection***I finished my FIRST EVER rehab in a pretty solid Milwaukee area probably B-/C+, a...
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I found a deal the other day that looked like this:
$100k for 3/2, 1600sf, decent yard, decent location, comps could maybe get to $150-175k, no mortgage - house is paid off.
Whats the problem, right?!
This house n...
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Hello BP!! I am a new investor and of course I'm looking for contractors to work with. I need to know what are the right questions to ask and other things i need to look for? What are the"red flags" i need to avoid? T...
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I was in the basement of my unit last weekend and I could hear the tenants children running and jumping and banging. This led me to believe maybe I need to check things out. I didn't do any inspection during tenancy...
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Vertical Integration - Savior to Multifamily (MF) Investing?You have to be living under a rock (if you are a MF investor) to not know the challenges MF is facing right now. Interest rates, insurance hikes, rise in rea...
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Moved July 31 2023
Renters lease expires 2/2025
Must have lived 2 of last 5 to avoid cap gains if sold.
I’d rather not sign a new lease and go month to month but they’ll push for it.
Worst case scenario we ...