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My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% The current rent for the front and back units are $1,450 and $1,535 ...
hello everyone,I am about a year away from graduating school down in southern MA and am currently saving every dollar that I can to start my investing journey with a bang! My parents and I are investing in the Fall Ri...
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So it's time to celebrate my very hard earned 2nd win. Unlike the first time around, I decided for the 2nd rental I want to look for something that I can purchase with $0 money down. I went ahead and searched for this...
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Sunday evening while finally sitting down to relax and watch a little football, I get a frantic text from one of my tenants, "Call me now please." So, before I could call her, another text comes in, "I really need...
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We had a water heater leak that flooded one of the kids bedrooms. Dry wall and carpet are being replaced so the 2 kids have to share a room. Do you ever give a rent discount in this type of situation. Right now the...
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I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.
A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...
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Hey folks,I'm new to the investment game and I've come across a situation I need some input from the current landlords on.I've got a tenant that has paid late each of the three months I have owned the property. As pe...
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Situation - You've just closed on a new property. It needs significant repair / renovation work. Your goal is to fix it up and have it rented or on the market as soon as possible.
What is the very first thin...
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Hello,
I have a solo 401k that I have not done much with but thought about using it to purchase buy and hold rental properties. I'm interested primarily in multi unit properties duplex to fourplex and would be looki...
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Hello all,Would love to hear your thoughts on whether there is a beach town that allows short term rentals in California, and where the following plan may make sense. We're looking to buy a property (most likely a con...