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I've often wondered why almost ALL apartments, Duplexes and just about any residential rental real estate including new homes all have electric ranges.
I'm a BIG fan of gas ranges as are most home cooks and professio...
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I am looking to buy my first long distance vacation rental. I have done research and found a few property management companies in the city. I am wondering if this is the best route, or if a service like vacasa makes m...
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Hi BP Community, I don't post often in the forums but do actively read through them. I know there is a lot of knowledge and wisdom to be gained by such a great community, so I was hoping to get some advice on a curren...
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Hello all,
I'm very new to real estate investing and I'm so grateful for this website. I have my first duplex rental under contract right now, but I can't stop doing research on other possible deals. I did find a h...
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I found what I think is a great deal for my first investment. I work with a guy who told me today that he NEEDS to get out of his house. It's a low income neighborhood but not the roughest neighborhood. He is curre...
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I'm growing my rental portfolio and I am a little confused about how to handle my taxes.
With Maint expenses do I need to record them as they come in and then deduct from Income for my taxes?????
OR.
Can I put asi...
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Is there a good database or do you just hop from each banks website and search for properties?