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We, husband and wife and our children, live in a paid-off house (A1) with short commute to work.For the sake of better school district, we are buying another house (A2) and plan to live there for the next 8 years.We...
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When I was a kid, I would look at the cars as they would drive down the road. All of the cool cars I would either think to myself or ever say aloud to myself, "That's my car." And when I was asked how much money I w...
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I came across a great article about an accountant who is also a real estate investor. He gives great advice on setting up your real estate investing business. I will have to read it over to really but some pieces t...
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Hi Everyone,
I'm closing on a townhome(In FL) that already has a tenant in place.
12 mnth lease with about 6 months left on it.
I'm being told that the tenant pays about 10 days late each month but she does pay the la...
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One of my rentals has a couple with three kids. When I visit to make repairs I have been noticing the stains and wear from three kids running around my unit all day. Any suggestions on how to mitigate the wear on the ...
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I have been trying to purchase a property that has been stuck in foreclosure limbo for a couple of years. The owners are deceased, the children didn't want anything to do with it and the bank holding the note wasn't t...
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So glad to have found this site! We purchased our first rental property 3 years ago and have learned some valuable things along the way. It was not a horrible experience (otherwise I would be selling instead of vis...
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Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I searched the forum and couldn't find anything just like this.. My husband and I are on our third rental and we have had great tenants so far. We recently purchased a duplex, ...
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I am helping a friend with a property his mother has some investment in. His mother took over the payments of the property taxes of her sister's house after her sister passed away about 30 years ago. The mother has co...
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Hello all,
I was looking for some advice with possible best next steps to expand on a newbie portfolio with 1 live in duplex (live on bottom, rent the top floor) rental. Especially in this market with high interest r...