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I own a property where I rent out the lower apartment while my wife and I live in the upstairs one. Consequently, I see my tenant quite regularly. I've had issues with this tenant in the past, as discussed in a previo...
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Hi Guys,
Brand new here, with a question:
Can hard money lending be considered a small business, where expenses can be deducted -- just like any other business? I thought this was a given until I started reading ab...
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Hello!I am a first-time homebuyer. My wife and I are working towards owning our own rental properties and have been wanting to house hack. Our financial situation has been scarce as over the past two years I was worki...
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Hello Biggerpocketers, I have been vigilantly searching for a multifamily property to purchase as my first home in the Minneapolis area for the past 7 months and have found very few that actually make sense by standa...
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I've been dying to get into the real estate business. I have sufficient drive, credit, income, and handymen in my life to make it happen today. My only issue right now is the huge down payment required on a rental p...
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Purchased my first duplex on March 2 and it came with tenants currently occupying both sides. I currently have been able to get a lease signed with one of my tenants and rent collected for March with them. The other ...
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Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...
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Here is the issue, Picked a tenant to move in over the weekend. She was very desperate to move in because her previous residence had some sewer issues and had to live with her son in law. Tenant also said she has some...
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Hey all!I wanted to get this conversation started to see if any investors out there are currently sandwich leasing properties for the main purpose of subletting through Airbnb. I came across a landlord who is looking ...
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I am getting ready to rent out my first investment property and am trying to figure out what incentives, policies, etc. to put into my lease. I would like to hear some of the biggest/most common problems other investe...