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Hello everyone. I am purchasing my first investment property in two weeks and was wondering what are your top 5 rules/policies/terms that you like to include in your lease agreement (that aren't found in the typical l...
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To make this as short as possible, I closed on a house about a month ago. When the inspection came back this is what was said about the roof “The composition shingle roof appeared to be functioning as intended at the ...
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I did my first tenant buy out today. Here is what I have learned.There are Lots of other explanations about why the bay area rent control is weird. If someone has enjoyed quite and respectful use of the unit who is in...
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I'm a first time investor living in CA. My research shows me that the MidWest is the invest at this moment. I am looking for homes with a price range of $50k to $100K in Trenton, Columbus, (West Price Hill, Westwood ...
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I recently came into contact with a sweet little old lady who called me from a yellow letter I sent her. She mentioned she had 2 parcels of vacant land side by side that she was considering selling. A total lot size o...
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Tenants have been in my rental since February with their dog and they pay $50 month extra as a pet fee. In NJ I cannot accept a pet deposit and security deposit so I decided to add the monthly pet fee. The dog died...
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I'm ready to take the leap in real estate (I think). I've been approved for 100k through a HELOC. I know I want to start purchasing long term rentals but I can't decide if I want to BRRRR a small single family home or...
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What's appropriate here? First, I have not signed anything with any agent yet. Second, I flew to a different part of the country to look at properties in the chosen area because the cashflow is much better there than ...
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Hello BP crowd,
I am fairly new to Bigger Pockets but not to real estate. I keep my ear to the ground here in Northwest Indiana and I want to offer a networking/knowledge source here in my back yard. I wanted to...