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Hi,I am new to the US, so I am just understanding hard private lending. Is it common practice for a lender to ask for upfront fees for providing a loan to a borrower? If so, what sorts of fees are they and what do the...
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We had to make a tough decision to sell a 4-plex in a nice, close-in neighborhood in Portland that we had anticipated holding on to. Other opportunities have come up and some cash on hand is needed. We completely chan...
Tenant has informed that is suffering from anxiety disorder and provided letter from therapist recommending 'stress-relieving aquarium' of 'proportional size to the living area, no smaller than the largest television ...
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I recently went to a creative financing meeting and got very inspired with what we spoke about. One of the topics covered was master lease options, or sandwich lease, and as he was doing a demo on how to pitch it. ...
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Home located in Albuquerque current lease through May 2020Tenants dog caused a fire by dragging a pillow over a gas floor heater Gas meter was pulled as the fire melted the safety cut off valve to the gas heater where...
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So July is the first month that I've collected rent at my new properties. I got all the rent except from one tenant. From all accounts from the previous owner, she was a model tenant. In fact, I remember being in her ...
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I have a lease where my tenants should pay with a check or through a website. They paid me with cash once before, How do I deal with something like this when your tenant is trying to pay you with cash?
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I am planning to rent a property in southern california. Here is the situation
1 - I only received 1 application after 6 open houses and dropping the price to market value
2 - the application is an arti...
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I have a question about the appropriate amount of information that should be revealed in an ad regarding the credit scores and exposed incomes requirements we seek. I wish to reduce calls and meetings with folk that d...
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Here is what I am working with, the owner who lives in a different state owns this condo free and clear but owes about 4000-5000 in back HOA fees.
The condo needs about 1500 - $2000 in work. He says as soon as the b...