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Hello,I am looking to buy my first rental property. I want to spend as little out of pocket as possible, and I am thinking that means I have to look out of the Chicago market and possibly out of state. Since this is m...
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I have a tenant that has been complaining about mice. Just wondering what the typical course of action is to get rid of them. The tenants are not very clean people which makes think this will be an uphill battle. Do p...
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Hi. I’m trying to get advice on how I can determine whether i should keep my new condo for STR or sell it and purchase something in the US. I’m new at this and not sure which option is best long term. Appreciate any g...
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Hello all, I'm interested to find someone that is currently working the AirBNB market in Los Angeles. I'm interested in renting out my place while I'm traveling to make a bit of additional cash flow/offset my mort...
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I am considering trying to refi a property. The reason for this would be to buy more real estate. However I think we may be at the top of the market and I am concerned that there could be no equity in it if there is...
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So a problem that I have been noticing and I'm not sure if this is true in all markets but if a lot of people have a hard time buying in bad neighborhoods c or d class neighborhoods then the suggestion is to buy a run...
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My wife and I bought our first house, as our primary residence, and have planned on doing much of the repair ourselves. First order of business has been the bathrooms in the house. Before we even moved in, I had to ...
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If you hang around the real estate investing space for any amount of time, you will hear the term “1031 Exchange.” You’ll likely be curious why this strategy creates so much excitement, so that is what we’ll walk thr...
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We've owned our rentals (built from the ground up) for almost 2 years now and the time as come to eviction someone. Not happy... I really like this tenant and have no other issues whatsoever. They are pleasant, pay ...
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tldr: bought rental property sight unseen due to military orders and buying out of state. Realtor failed to mention that there were train tracks and a railroad crossing right behind the house. Found out after I closed...