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In 1992 I was negotiating the purchase of a 4,400 sq ft commercial building. The seller had recently retired and offered to include an adjacent lot with a second building for no cost if I could close within two month...
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New investor here from Jacksonville, FL. In early 2018 I got the real estate bug and spent most of the year reading and listening to podcasts. My wife and I decided that long term buy and hold investments were right f...
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Trying to save up as much as possible for my first buy and hold property. Any tips to get the best ROI to raise money for a down payment?
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How do you strip thick paint off a deck? I put a little paint stripper on a patch, but it just gummies up the top layer slightly. Belt sander did a little better, but I would never finish. Is there a technique or p...
Hi All,I am in a bit of a bind here. I am looking for advice with an FHA sale. To put it lightly, we're getting screwed. A little back story...My fiance and I bought the home we live in last year in June. We have spen...
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Wall Street's leverage in housing market is 'very concerning': Finley | Fox News VideoWill the current trend of hedge funds and publicly traded investment firms buying 1 in 5 homes continue? Will that percentage incr...
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Hi everyone,
This would be my 1st rental property, and am reaching out to the community for some hopefully veteran opinions.
Should I pay approx. $2400 for glass shower doors or $500 for quality curved curtain rod...
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A rocky day dealing with tenants. First we deliver a replacement stove to a tenant whose stove had a bad burner. In pulling out the old one we discover that the tenant has stuffed plastic carrier bags all through the ...
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I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...
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Does anyone else believe in Austrian Economics & follow Peter Schiff & Lew Rockwell & think that when the everything bubble pops in next couple years (we are already in 2nd longest expansion ever) that we ...