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Hi guys!My name is Ben Morand. I am currently a second-year Finance student at the University of Florida with a minor in Economics and working towards a combined Masters degree in International Business. I have been w...
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Hi everyone. As some of you may have seen, I attended my first REIA recently. I need to expand my network and connect with other REI's. So time finally allowed me to go.
While talking with people, a seasoned investor...
So I would LOVE to eventually get into Commercial Real Estate, especially apartments, but realize the commercial loan world is much different from SFR's. The part that keeps sticking out to me is the concept of a "bal...
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You have a mess, you should never have leased the property with a tenant being responsible for maintenance and repairs.
It could be assumed the home warranty would be provided at closing, not at the time of a...
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I'm still hot on the trail for our first SFH rental prop but I've had people ask if I'm also interested in condo's too. My first instinct is no, not yet - with no properties and land-lording experience under my belt y...
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I'm the renter of a commercial retail property in Colorado. I've been offered a 10yr lease at $18k/yr. Landlords in CO are required to make effort to re-let property. I don't want to assume excessive risk as I'm 5...
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Hello, I have thinking hard about making the move into rental properties from doing rehab flips. From my understanding, owning rental properties can be beneficial but the returns can be very low as well.
Here's what...
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Hey gang, BP has been such a tremendous help over the last year and a half that I feel obligated to give back a little and at least summarize my experience. So, as always and in advance, thanks BP. I couldn't decid...
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I'm curious to hear other people's experience getting utilities activated for inspections or appraisals on HUD homes while under contract. Any tips or tricks? Your experiences?
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I have a plan to retire in 4 years from a job that I do not enjoy all that much. It would help boost my retirement savings and possibly shorten that length of time if I begin to invest in real estate. Plus, when I r...