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Just can't help myself on this one. Article out of Chicago today and front page here in Ft Myers . Fl. You've probably noticed all the fat kids walking around these days. I know why!! Food stamps.
12% of kids in my...
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Hey guys,I'm still in the studying and research phase of learning real estate and right now and I'm kind of stuck on the business entities side of things. I have read several things that suggest treating your investme...
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I just purchased my 5th rental and I am in need of some advise on how to set up books and track the basis of this house. I past attempts have not been without problems. What categories do you use? Once the house is re...
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Hi all,
I haven't met many of you yet, but my name is John and right now I'm doing my homework and building a network so I can get involved in the St. Louis market. Obviously, there's a lot of fluff and guru ...
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I almost bought it a couple months ago, but my brother talked me out of it because I couldn't articulate the value to him. Is it just access to the calculators and webinar replays?Are there people here who don't have ...
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Greeting all,I just posted my first rental last week (woo hoo!) it has been coarse, trying to find exactly where the rent should be. We want to maximize the rent, while still getting a sufficient pool of applicants to...
I have been educating myself for the past month (watching webinars, listening to the podcasts, reading articles, attempting to analyze "deals," and research viable markets-I think I've got that part down) and although...
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Anyone notice the Minneapolis City Council passed Renter-First Housing Policy today? In the words of Mayor Frey, who actually is a good mayor, IMO, "Protecting Tenants rights is key to successfully addressing our af...
I have a tenant who hasn't paid her rent for several months. She is on an 8-month lease. Originally in the lease, it stated that she would put the utilities in her name and pay, however, she asked if she could reimb...
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As I am still a novice in real estate investing, I was wondering if anyone could explain what exactly composes "fixed costs" and if there is a formula out there for calculating it. (Maybe not the exact amount but just...