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Hi there BP!the following is something I feel needs to be written to kind of get a lot of things on the table. First off, a couple of disclosures: 1) I am NOT a millionaire in real estate. I'm just a hard-working d...
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I’m grateful for any insights folks can provide on current interest rates for an investment property. Do the following rates (issued in the past few days) seem especially high:
For a single family rental home:
+200,...
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I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...
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Where are all my boring investors at? Does anyone else prefer good old buy-and-hold long-term rentals?
20-25% down, duplex, break even on cashflow in a promising area. That's what gets me excited.
I've done major r...
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With the exception of community banks and credit unions, most would agree that banks still aren’t lending. “Hogwash!” some of you bankers who are reading this will probably say.
As a follow up to a post I did nearly...
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Coming into real estate investing something I learned from the start is how much people dislike property management companies. A common complaint I hear is how they feel like there property is treated as just a number...
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I'm trying something different with one of my tenants. He's been low-maintenance but has fallen behind on his December and January rent due to some personal issues. He got his December rent current (albeit 40 days) an...
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Looking at purchasing my first house hack (4-plex, first deal) in Northwest Florida. I am in the Navy so property management is a reality for the future. I'm looking at "Cozy" - website is cozy.coDoes anyone have any ...