I've been considering real estate investing for a while, but just got a big push. I am having another child and need a less complicated place to live. As it is, I have an acre of land and a house I've been slowly remo...
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I'm looking to purchase either floating or glue down vinyl plank flooring for a single family home renovation. Anyone know of any good building materials supply companies, or other supply sources that offer similar qu...
I am currently trying to figure out which real estate route is best for me. I am leaning towards buying rental properties but don't want to be a landlord considering the time it could take up. Is a property manager wo...
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I'm considering buying some turn key rentals in KC MO. When crunching the numbers is it important to also factor in repairs/maintenance and vacancy in your evaluation?These are "what ifs" right that may or may not hap...
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Greetings,I am a new investor in Maryland with a building under contract. Upon completion of the inspection we found that the vacant unit in the basement has a whole ton of mold from an ongoing plumbing leak from so...
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So im just starting out learning the wholesaling business and my question is how do you know how to estimate a house for repairs to make a offer? If I'm not use to what things cost how would I know?
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is it worth offering discounts on rent and asking the tenant to fix minor issues themselves rather than calling the landlord, this to avoid property management company expenses?
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My husband and I want to purchase a 2nd rental property. We have been listening to the podcast and reading the books. It seems like the advice when running the calculators is to budget $100 per unit each for cap ex, m...
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There are two points in the investment process where you can reduce maintenance costs. The first is when you purchase a property. The second occurs when you renovate it.
Select Low Maintenance Cost Properties
The be...
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What are the best ways to leverage your landlord property insurance policy for repairs? (Either new purchase, or longterm ownership property) For example, if roof need to be replaced or piping needs to be replaced ho...