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Hi all. Just ran these preliminary numbers. Tell me what you think. Thanks View report
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Hi BP Nation,I've been a landlord for a couple years now and one thing that I've always struggled with is deciding when to update stuff in my property. An example of this is my one unit's electric range. It works fine...
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Hey everyone, I have a bit of a difficult situation. My wife and I purchased a duplex recently. I will be deploying shortly and my wife will be moving back home. Does anyone have any good recommendations on how to man...
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Hello everyone, 26-year old newbie investor here in South FL.
Recently sold my first property and netted about $43k after 20 months of occupying it, so definitely a win in my eyes. Using about 50% of those funds to a...
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What is the better option?1. Furnish your rentals with appliances (fridge, stove, washer/dryer) and assume responsibility for when they break2. Have tenants be responsible for appliances and therefore they are respons...
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Hello from Chicago, New to real-estate and potentially interested in starting with multi-unit properties here in Chicago. I been doing some light searching around and found some pretty impressive numbers with relati...
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I’m 26 and have very little life, let alone real estate experience but I was able to buy my first single family home with my dad going in 25% in Southern California’s high desert.My dad owns one other home up there an...
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Whats your position? Replace things before they break (proactive) or don't fix what's not broken (reactive)? Also, when do you know if something is nearing end of life? What's your average life span for the following:...
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Trying to purchase 2B/2B apartment ($45,000 with cash) and the area rent-to-price ratio is favorable.It can generate $300 cash flow per month after calculating all expenses( HOA: $170 per month, vacancy 8%, management...
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I am analyzing my current portfolio for profitability. When calculating cash flow do you include a % for vacancy and repairs? If so how much would be considered a good cash flow for a single family one and a duplex?