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I have a house in Newark, CA rented to section 8 tenant for nearly 2 years. When I first rented, I was asked to lower the rent even though my asking rent was $200 lower than other houses in the community (same size a...
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( a sub30kclub topic)
Does anyone out there have experience, good or bad, in renting units to section8 tenants in the city? We are thinking of buying a discount urban duplex and seeking stable, ideally longer...
So I set my unit up on affordablehousing.com (section 8) and got a call from a market renter. She makes 24/hour (not sure if she works full or part time, didn’t ask) and has 2 kids. Showed her the building and she see...
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Good morning BP!I am looking to use my VA loan to house hack until I PCS. I will be moving to a more expensive market and my VA loan won't be of much use to me there.My long term goal is to establish enough passive i...
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I am interested in thinking about how people seeking financial freedom through real estate investment might be able to align their efforts and decisions with their values. Is anyone thinking or talking about strategie...
Hello Guys!My name Erin and I heard about this site from a friend. I've been toying with the idea of getting into the real estate business for years now. I can honestly say I've never been more ready...I'm very inte...
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Hi! I'm Vanessa. My husband and I own a home in the north suburbs of Chicago. We both, somewhat inadvertently, fell into owning 2 rental condos in Chicago. Both of the rentals were ours before we married and bought a...
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Hey guys!Looking for tenants for my first investment property in GA. I have received 5 application so far and almost everyone has a low 500 credit score. Some had eviction history and I just rejected them but I want ...
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Well, Minneapolis and Saint Paul decided last night that 99% of Nobel winning economists just don’t know economics as well as they do and decided to adopt rent control and save the cities. A 3% maximum rent increase e...
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So tenant screening is more difficult than i think I ever thought! Everyone who calls me has a story! It's only be a couple of days so I'm sure it's going to get better...
A prospect that I spoke to today sounded id...