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Hi everyone, First time owning a property/landlording... I am currently living in one unit that I house hacked, and have two other tenants on the property. I plan to move in the near future and find another multi fami...
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HelloTrying to understand how much dwelling coverage i should carry on my insurance for my 4 plex. if a calamity happens and i have to build the property from scratch again, how much would it cost me $ per sqft.
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I'm refinancing my primary residence (2-unit, owe $30k), assessed value is $168-180k, that I plan to hold indefinitely. I don't understand how to evaluate the benefits and marginal cost of an additional $30k on hand, ...
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Has anyone tried using a 203k loan in San Diego? I'm looking to buy my first property with 3.5% down and I want to force that appreciation by renovating it and tying that renovation cost into the loan I get. Has anyon...
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Hi Bigger Pockets Community!
I'm looking for a CPA specialized in Real Estate that can help me put together a plan on how to proceed with my real estate investing.
Current Situation: I recently became a landlord (D...
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Had someone check out today. She was weird from the get go. Texted a lot. Said she drained cleaned and refilled the hot tub then later said she just added some water. Paid for 4 peole later found out she had 5. Cleani...
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We have always taken a non refundable pet fee, varying between 200-300 bucks. But I've talked to fellow landlords in the area and they mostly add additional rent for pets, between 25-50 bucks a month. Which do you ...
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So the shared living units we manage mainly for students they are 4 bed 4 bath 1200 sqft. We include $200 of utility charges a month. Anything over is split among the tenants. Lately with electric costs rising we’ve ...
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Details... I have a quoted rate of 4.75% with paying just a hair under one point or $723. And have the option to buy down the rate to 4.25% by paying 3.121 points (an additional 2.134 points / $1,562 cash at closing)....
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When refinancing, do banks typically require their own appraiser performs the appraisal or am I able to hire my own appraiser and use that appraisal to support the refinance loan? Will investors obtain multiple appra...