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I have two rental property investments. 1 SFH in San Diego purchased in 2010 for 900k, currently valued at 1.4m, generating $5,500 in rent a month. 1 SFH (+ guest house) STR / Airbnb in Cabo Mexico purchased in 2016 f...
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What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
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What's your most successful apartment deal?
How much money did you make?
What are the problems you've encountered?
What are the lessons you've learned?
Here's mine:
The Deal
The apartment community is called Wyo...
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Ok, so I live in a house that the owner is doing a short sale, he was asking for 350k, and is now asking 325k. I am currently renting a room and will become the "landlord" of the home come 4/1.
The owner does not liv...
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Hi all,My landlord gave me a call this morning to potentially offer to sell me the current apartment I am living in. I do not own any real estate and this would be my first time owning RE. While I’m saving up for my f...
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Hi, everyone I am a newbie investor with a full-time job. So far I have purchased three investment properties in B- neighborhood as the start. The prices of these properties are in the range of $130K to $160K each and...
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Where I'm at currently I'm 24 years oldI make $27,000 a year working for Nova Community College I'm a W-2 employee.I've worked here for about 2 yearsI'm constantly learning new things about technology in robotics and ...
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I am interested in some feedback. I am a long time landlord and have typically done most of the work on properties myself. I am currently thinking about purchasing and fully rehabbing a property, but it is a large e...