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Hi,I own a rental house that has two separated units in California. One unit in front and one unit in the back. They all are separated. The unit in the back is an in-law unit. Right now they share a same electricity m...
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Hello everyone,I am a newbie to the whole real estate investment world and am looking to move on my first property if possible. I have been reading books and I have been studying everything I can. But due to some issu...
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I currently own 3 single family properties which I rent out. I am in the process of trying to secure more. I have a simple DBA. I am thinking about forming an LLC to provide myself some protections. At the same time,...
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Hi everyone. New member here. Im thinking about getting my real estate license in North Carolina and I am starting to study. I think I would like to work with investors and have a question about 1031. How would one st...
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Has anyone converted a single family to a duplex in Austin? Our current residents is 1600 sqft 4/2, zoned SF-3 with 1850sqft lot. Poking around online we should be able to build onto (second story) the property and “e...
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Simple question, who is responsible for the upkeep of the batteries of smoke alarms? Tenants, or property manager? And to what degree?If I hear a tenant's smoke alarm low battery beeping, and give them the batteries f...
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Looked at the store yesterday at different insulation products. No calculator in hand but seemed shake and rake(I call it shake and bake) was double or triple cost of blow in regular stuff.From there it was hard to s...
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I just had new tenants (a group of guys in their 20s) move into a 4-bedroom unit. One of them, who is a contractor by trade, asked if he could install an interior door because it would make the layout of the apartment...
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I wish I posted here more... but I do spend a few minutes each night perusing. Here’s what I’ve got:Purchased a 32 unit former motel property that will now be 1/1 apartments. Kitchen sink, bathroom sink, tub/shower. T...