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I have only ever owned SF rentals and those were mostly just houses i wanted to live in while stationed there and then turned into a rental once i left the area. Im trying to expand into MF and wanted to bring up a de...
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Extrememly excited to be listing my first property for rent. This is my personal residence, recently paid off, and is being turned into my first investment/rental property. I just joined BP 2 days ago and appreciate t...
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I'm looking for your comments about weather to buy into a community (12 houses or 30 homes) that are part of a HOA community. In talking to several property owners there appears to be a lot of bickering about many de...
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I just purchased by first property and I'm in the process of getting one of the units of my newly acquired duplex ready for rental. How do I test for lead paint, and should I have the house tested prior to re-painting...
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So me and my wife started our real estate business about 3 years ago. We have 14 properties (18 units.) My wife does the bookkeeping and pays bills (switching utilities and does the paperwork with moving people into p...
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Okay, this is a home built in 1937, although this isn't the original kitchen it's definitely not what I would consider updated. I'm curious to know what y'all would do and why. This home is a LTR in a neighborhood th...
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My journey investing in real estate has not been long and I have already faced what I see as extreme difficulty. I bought my first single family rental in September 2021 in a strong and growing market (Chattanooga TN)...
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Hello everyone! I am flipping my first property and negotiating with a few vendors to get better pricing (cabinets and countertops etc.) How do others go about negotiation? Do you negotiate at all when it comes to cho...
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Hello!
House hacking will be my fist investment option in real estate. I am a health care worker, I have little to no knowledge in real estate, I am here to learn. Any recommendation on best credit score for i...
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Please critique this strategy:I want to buy a short sell to live in and rent out my current home. We are also feeling a bit cramped in current home and would also like to change neighborhoods for a variety of reasons...