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How do you know a rough ball park of how much a contractor is going to charge before asking them to come out & bid the work? What signs do you look for so that you don't waste their time or yours when their pricin...
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I have a 3 family under contract in Bloomfield, NJ. We just did a tank sweep as underground oil tanks are very common in this area for houses of that age. Sure enough the tank sweep turned up a massive underground oil...
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Hi Everyone,My wife and I recently bought a duplex and during the buying process we specifically asked a number of times about knob and tube in the house and were promised that there was none active in the house. We ...
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Hi all, I am just starting on my real estate investing journey with my current primary residence in the extended suburbs of Minneapolis. We are planning to list it as a long term rental. The house has a few amenities ...
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Vacation rentals in the Palm Springs area have become a hot button topic over the past several years as it has been in many other communities. Palm Springs and it's neighboring towns are hot areas for vacationers. Des...
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Phoenix multifamily can't lose right? We have been purchasing based on three primary inputs:1. Perpetual rising rents.2. Perpetually low interest rates/ability to refinance.3, High occupancy/low economic vacancy.Unfor...
I have 38 acres of wooded land under contract and I'm thinking about having it logged. I have read a little about the process but would like to hear from people that have first-hand experience. Would you recommend hir...
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I'm an experienced entrepreneur, but new to real estate investing (no deals under my belt yet apart from my own home). I want to replace my income within a reasonable timeframe, so I'm looking at a syndication mentors...
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Vacation Rentals have been around for decades now. It has just been since 2008 that they have really started to gain media exposure because of Airbnb. My colleagues and I have seen a shift that is already happening in...
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Hello All-I'm still in the process of walking through houses, analyzing deals, and networking.. I have not yet pulled the trigger on my 1st property. My current approach is to run analysis on properties which are comi...