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Hello,I'm looking to buy my first rental property in Maryland. It is a duplex with one unit on the top floor and one unit on the bottom floor. I am planing on living in one unit and renting out the other. The units ar...
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I had an exterminator for one of my buildings who came on a bi weekly basis. He told me he had a son, lets call him Jeff, who was divorced and needed an apartment. Thinking that I already know his situation (BIG MISTA...
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I'm looking for input on what is legal for an existing coach house / detached garage within the city limits of Chicago. I've heard many differing viewpoints on how they can be used and Chicago building code seems to b...
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Good morning BP(1:47am here)! So I am looking at an SFR to potentially be my first property to house hack. There is a large pine tree (I think it's pine) right on the across the property line at the rear corner of the...
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I looking into doing a 1031 exchange on a single family residence (rental) into a multi family (rental). I was talking to my property manager about this and she stated that if I do a 1031 exchange within the first two...
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Hi,I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum to post this question, but wanted to know if anyone has experienced this or have knowledge that they could share with me.My rental unit is a 2 floor house with...
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I'm adjusting my strategy in my market since things are changing now. Just trying to figure out whats the best way to drive to find vacant properties. Now that the snow is pretty much melted, its tough to tell what...
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Hello,I'm looking to find some Real Estate investors in the Ottawa Market, I have few clients that are looking for some. Like to build a Investor Black Book to people I could call for my clients. Please let me know
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Alright - complete newbie question here.
Is it good practice to get pre-approved for a mortgage? And should I go to multiple banks to see what the best rate I get? Also is it worth trying an online bank?
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Looking to buy a turnkey property. What are some of the better companies?