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Hi Everyone,
My husband and I recently bought a house in Seattle, Washington (specifically Ballard neighborhood). We are trying to weigh the pros and cons of doing a short-term rental (STR) or medium-term rental (MT...
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I have a 6-unit property in Midtown Kansas City that I bought in 2020 from a slumlord. The whole place has had modest renovation done to it and are all 3 bed / 1 bath units @ 1200 sq ft.
I have a couple vacancies t...
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I located a property that has a note for 140K. The note holder, an out of state financial company is eager to sell. The house was condemned by the city. The judge has given until March 28 to begin repairs or the house...
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Is it beneficial to obtain my real estate sales licenses? After obtaining the licenses do I have to work for a company or can I start my own personal real estate firm?
All I’m trying accomplish is being able to list ...
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an automatic payment system setup with their tenants to receive monthly rent payments automatically. This way you don’t have to physically pick up rent or wait for them to m...
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I am looking for a reliable and inexpensive service that allows tenants to have rent automatically paid directly from their bank account monthly. Does anyone use a service like that? I've had Intuit recommended but it...
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I know I could have tenants pay for rent on my own website but is it even worth it?The negatives im thinking about are a credit card processing fee, payments to keep the website up and running, and just another headac...
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I received an email from Cozy stating that a tenant disputed their rent payment/marked it as fraudulent with their bank. Cozy then reversed the payment, which had already been deposited into my account, and withdrew i...
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My wife basically manages a few properties for family members who now live out of town. So when one comes up for rent, we are taking over advertising it, showing it to prospective tenants, selecting tenants, and so fo...