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The other day I was having a discussion with some associates about the upcoming Presidential Election, and one of them brought up the Democratic Candidate Andrew Young and his Universal Basic Income Plan called "The F...
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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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BP,Kinda freaking out a little, just made my first offer on a property from 700 miles away in a town I've never been to, on a quadplex I have no intention of ever seeing in person. To clarify this would be my first in...
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Hello my fellow long-term buy & hold -ers. The more I listen and study (from various sources local & national), the more I hear the experts talking about an upcoming downturn in the market. Some folks have so...
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So, I'm planning on purchasing a duplex or triplex within Manchester, NH, but my fiancee and I can only afford an FHA Loan 3.5% down and 4.85% interest, 30 yr mortgage, and that will leave us with practically no reser...
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Hello,
So, the inspection report came back with multiple hazardous flags that needs to be addressed , but the most one that it is expensive (25k cost) is the" knob and tube issues "of the electrical stuff. Its old ho...
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Two weeks ago my tenant's dog (listed on her lease) attacked my husband as he dropped by to deliver a Christmas basket (no good deed goes unpunished?). Jumped up and went for my husband's throat/neck but fortunately ...
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I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...
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We are trying to find the way to reduce our family expenses and start saving for real estate investing. The biggest expense for us is insurance. What do you think, would it be smart to stop spending about $300 per mon...
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I'm trying to figure out the difference between investors who do, and investors who just talk about investing.....
What finally motivated you to start investing in real estate? What I'm actually really interested in...