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i am intrested in starting out in the Philadelphia city area
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There are a lot of services out there that offer a ton of services for DIY landlords (tenant screening, background/credit searches, rent payments, maintenance scheduling), all for no (or a modest) fee. I have heard of...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Spring Hill.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $30,000
Nice cash flow property with modest appreciation.
What made...
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You have a chance to cash-out everything you own with the exception of a two houses free and clear (with a net rental income of $2,000/month @ 90% occupancy - taxes/ins. - 10% expenses) in addition you can get just ov...
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So last month, I finally bought my first rental. I did it on a 5-1 Option ARM. I also have the same thing (5-1 Option ARM) on my private residence. Now... I'm making interest-only payments to keep from going into n...
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I just came across this last week, and got permission from them to share. You can download the entire pdf file on this link. Interesting read. https://www.yardimatrix.com/Institutional-ResearchCHICAGO MULTIFAMILYMark...
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Hello fellow Canadians I was wondering if you screen your tenants with credit and criminal record checks. If so, how do you do it or which services do you use?
If you do these checks do you charge an applicat...
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I found 2 potential deals (both duplexes (3bd/2bth)); HOWEVER, I know the analysis is too good to be true...specifically the estimated rental income. Just found out that one of the duplexes rents for $1,600/month. R...
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Inflationary pressures, rising interest rates and property taxes are just a few of the headwinds multi-unit property owners experience in a fluctuating market cycle. Many small owners may quickly react to these pressu...
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I'm working with a guy that purchase a primary residence. Instead of taking out a 203k loan or even an FHA loan he put 20% down. He was under the assumption he would be able to take out the rehab costs at the end of...