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What does it takes to be a landlord? I want to own a duplex to begin with but I heard you have to hire landlord management? I'm not sure what that is. What do I have to go through to rent out the other half to someone?
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Buying a house is straightforward; managing it can be a whole different challenge. The same principle applies to real estate syndications. Over the past few years, many groups have raised funds and acquired properties...
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Hello BP Family,I've read a few things and heard about people buying investments properties with little to no money. I want to know if anyone could give me any insight as to what I could do to make that happen for me....
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With all of the Dodd Frank and SAFE Act concerns around seller financing I'm wondering if I can simply give a POH to a tenant as part of their rental agreement? What I want to achieve is passing all home maintenance ...
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[b][u]About landlords and tenants. How to spot some potential problems.
Only real life examples, I hope they would be helpful for potential renters and their friends, relatives/parents.
Landlord greet potential ten...
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I’m writing multiple contractors in my area. Ones with good portfolios, before and afters, etc. I’ve had two reply with “not interested”, “I don’t do this type of work”. Then I go back and they clearly do this type of...
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The military has gone into this new program which is similar to a 401K. Does anyone know if you are able to turn make that self-directed? Also, is it a good idea to do so?
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Hi I’m new to the forum and posted before in another topic. We own a house and a lot in Philadelphia. Met with a realtor last week to discuss renting out the house and selling the lot. The realtor strongly suggested a...
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Hi All,I'm from New York City and looking to invest in a single fam or multi fam property out of state somewhere in the midwest or southern states. I don't know much about these states out of New York except for Flori...
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Hi all,I have recently been asked to provide the earnest money deposit for an apartment syndication, 120 unit apartment complex, in exchange for GP share of 3.6%. EMD would be $150k.So far everything has been verbal o...