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Hi,Firstly, I really hope this doesn't turn into a heated political debate. I'm opening this thread to discuss real estate, not politics and policies.As someone who is looking to get into real estate I'm now questioni...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Lake Elsinore.
Purchase price: $85,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Sale price: $232,000
This was a live in flip/house hack The fir...
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So, I have a realtor friend from out of state I’m thinking of sending a serious motivated home buyer to. What’s the etiquette for asking for a kickback/referral fee? How would you recommend doing this if at all.
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We just got slapped with a $20,000 sewer bill, of which Pemco claims they will pay zero. Tree roots busted the sewer main, needed emergency replacement on a Sunday, we got pretty screwed calling a retail plumber while...
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Hello fellow investors!My names Arthur, I am 28yo looking to connect and build my real estate portfolio.Quick SummaryI purchased my home in 2017 on Rice Lake in Keene, Ontario. At the time i was working in Peterboroug...
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If you've got $100k to invest in property, what percentage are you putting toward deals, and what percentage are you holding back for reserves to handle unforeseen capex? I've heard and read that the general rule of t...
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I am wondering how should I register my business? I don't like sole-proprietorship.
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Does anyone use temporary help from staffing agencies or temp agencies to hire a few workers for the day? We typically do a lot of the work ourselves because without getting a workers comp policy I wouldn't want to r...
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how do you get your houses ready for rent/flip?
do you hire a company? we have been getting the houses ready for tenants by spending a lot of time cleaning outselves. frankly, i do not want to make my wife do it anym...
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Hi I have a duplex in Hermosa Beach (4 blocks from sand). It currently has 3 guys in each unit in there twenty's. Needless to say they are slobs. I want to sell my duplex. I have been told that they are hot now a...