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Hi BP. I wanted to get some insight on owner financing and creative financing. If you are doing a deal where the owner finances, do you need a lawyer to draw up the agreement or a RE agent? Same question for creative ...
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Does anyone know of a Self Directed IRA firm that works with Security Tokens? Right now there seems to be a gap in that you can hold real estate and other alternative assets. The crypto IRA firms have plugins for cr...
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Has anyone here installed a Nest thermostat before? Are there any requirements as to what kind of existing thermostats can or cannot be upgraded to a Nest thermostat?
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For many folks new to the world of short-term rental hosting, getting their hands on a property can be quite the challenge. You've probably come across some "Airbnb Gurus" who like to talk about rental arbitration. Ba...
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I come from healthy DNA stock. My maternal and paternal grandparents lived until their mid-90s. If I embrace F.I.R.E. at my age then I’m probably looking at 40 years until I die.
Reality check bullet points;
F.I....
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I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies. In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations. I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...
Hello,In one of my duplex rental units the ac heating and cooling is shared between both the tenants. I find the lower unit tenant somewhat peculiar, given he is in the lower unit there will be more heating need as it...
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I own three condos in an 18 unit building that I rent out. Mostly investors owned units in building. A few owner occupied.
New investor just bought nine of them and his agent already called to see if I would sell. I ...
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Have you installed any energy savings devices in your STR properties?We have a 4400 sq ft 6 bedroom cabin that just had an $800 electric bill.We have 2 HVAC systems and an inline dehumidifier. These run alot in the su...
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A bit of personal background. I am currently residing in southern NJ, just over the bridge of Philadelphia. I work a typical 9-5 corporate job. I am very new to real estate, just a couple of month. My rental apartment...