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Okay first off, thank you to anyone that took the time to read and/or reply to this post.Short story long I am a 34 year-old Auditor working for local government living in Irvine, CA. I've read various real estate inv...
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Well, after 3.5 years, we have listed our first property! It was a live-in flip. Our goal was 2 years, and we almost doubled it... We did have a baby in the process, we did 90% of the work ourselves, and we learned as...
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I purchased a nice older home that is located on the same street as one of my current rental homes.
My original intentions were to flip the home and re invest the profits...
I'm confident it will sell, but I've al...
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Mostly because I’m nosey, please reply yes if you’re a DIYer, no if you sub out all work, or some other hands off investor method. Along with details if you wish. Fyi, I’m definitely hands on, even built from ground ...
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For those who flip houses....or build new ones. Why do you choose one strategy over the other? What advantages and disadvantages do you see with each?
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For context here is the situation. I have a quadplex in minneapolis, in a solid area, for 200K. The seller is selling as is. Obviously the place is going to need to be rehabed. I am still a newb here so i apologize if...
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I live in a really small area right now, but I'm surrounded by 2 bigger cities which are Milwaukee and Madison. I'm having a really hard time figuring out where to invest! I want to start out flipping. Everything incl...
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I have been getting nickeled and dimed with leaks and clogs. From a prior life in Illinois, I remember we had no problem making all plumbing issues part of the tenant's responsibility in the lease. However, I'm n...
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Hi all.
When in a property, I noticed that a tenant had an unapproved cat. I didnt mention anything. Now, they moved out and the new tenant said he's allergic to pet dander, which the carpet now has. I have to repla...
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Hello! Long story short, we were trying to wholesale a property but ended up closing on it instead. It's our first project and we want to do the BRRR method. Problem is, the extent of the renovation is HUGE. It's a 18...