Hey guys, I'm Shawn from the Norfolk, Va and I am brand new to real estate investing and currently reasearching the avenue of buy and hold investing in rental properties. I want to build a portfolio of single family, ...
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In early June 2015, Black Knight Financial Services (BKFS) released data showing a sad and surprising trend in the number of delinquent homeowners facing foreclosure. In some metro areas in particular, over 60% o...
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Hello!I know there are several different feelings on this, but I wanted to get some input. If a potential tenant has filed Chapter 13 due to needing to withdraw money from their 401k accounts to pay for the funeral ex...
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I have a couple questions around bookkeeping and taxes for rental properties. I recently had some work done in the basement of one of my multi family properties that amounted to $4300. It was really needed because w...
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I’m still learning the layout here so my apologies if this is in the wrong forum. My question pertains to a 401k hardship withdrawal. I’m aware of the 10% penalty and income tax ramifications and that it is generally ...
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I handle the bulk of my own local background checks for free, although when I get a good-looking applicant who has spent a significant part of their lives somewhere else, I use and highly recommend TransUnion SmartMov...
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I have a tenant who still have over a year left on their lease. They want to terminate their lease early. I would like your input from your experienced on how you dealt with the situation? Thank you
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So the title is overly simplified in that obviously no one can answer that question in the abstract for someone else. But, how would YOU go about determining the answer for yourself? What metric would you use to rou...
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Good morning! My name is Mark and I've been a bigger pockets listener for about 6 months now. I've made it about halfway through the backlog and can't put down the podcast. I try to run 10-12 miles a week and Brandon ...
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In the current market we are in (inflation, rates, housing market uncertainty, etc.) what are your thoughts on buying vs renting your primary residence? I own a small portfolio of SFH and a couple of duplexes and we ...