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Do I always need to have a prospective tenant fill out an application to rent? Is that so I can weed out any prospective tenants there if something is a red flag? Then if all looks good though, I send them the residen...
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I am new to real estate investing but I have really enjoyed Bigger Pockets. I feel like it is actually possible to invest, even though is seems hard in Southern California.
I guess I am nervous that I will do too mu...
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My Buyer:
- about to lose HIS house to foreclosure, has now stopped making payments.
- has $15k, and makes about $3k/mo in Tacoma WA, will probably save up a LOT of $ since he is not going to be making his trustee pm...
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We lived in our primary home for 3 of the last 5 years. We rented it out for a year and then sold it. Do we owe capitals gains on it?Our CPA says that as soon as we rented it out it became a business and we have to pa...
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I'm currently managing our properties (about 50 doors) through my own created system between Google and Quickbooks. But as we are looking to add more employees to our team and expand our doors I'm looking into the bes...
The new tax law starting in 1/1/2018 states you’re now capped out at $10,000 for SALT. There is no distinction between investment and home ownership in the law. That means you can’t legally deduct anymore then $10,000...
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So I was showing a unit where I posted no pets. A prospective tenant came by knowing this and after she asked about whether or not I will accept pets, I said no. She then proceeded to tell me, "Well, all i have to ...
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Targeting 3-9 deals within a $100K-$500K price range over the next 18-24 months. Any great advice for a newbie (especially on topics directly applicable to the Houston market) would be much appreciated! :)
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As a relatively new Landlord managing my own property (15 units in Texas), I have several inherited Tenants on TAA Leases (I am not a member), that I am now updating. I carefully reviewed the existing Leases and gave...
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I need to hear some nightmare stories on subperforming notes. Just recently began studying them, and not seeing the immediate risk. Long foreclosure process? State loan laws tough to understand? Loanee difficult to...