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I am fairly new to the short term rental side of real estate, I’ve mainly been a long term buy and hold investor.In the past couple years we have done a few small scale short term rentals out of our principle residen...
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In inspecting homes here in San Antonio, I've found some really good and some really crazy work. Some days are "wow, that's a really good job", and others are "oh boy...I just saw that, didn't I?" So, I've decided to ...
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I invest out of state in C-class neighborhoods in the Midwest. One of my units MAY be in an area that is going down hill, but I could absolutely be wrong. From several states away, how can I be sure? I'd hate for a te...
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To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can carry an annual warranty policy on rentals, but is this an avenue anyone utilizes? The benefits would certainly be to stabilize fluctuations in maintenance costs and to stre...
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Hello BP! Been awhile since I posted. We have been very busy with our 2 duplexes we purchased within a week of each other! Anyway, our one duplex actually has a 4 car garage (2 2-car garages for each unit) and it a...
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Can someone tell me what the attraction is for Real Estate Investment in the above 3 areas. I get a ton of e-mail from Wholesalers in those 3 areas, and It appears that the wholesalers are doing quite well.
It does...
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Then you were mis-informed. The following article from MSN lists the riches person in every state. Nearly all did NOT become rich in real estate. Familiar names like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Michae...
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Hi everyone,We recently went under contract for a flip and are currently going through the inspection process. The chimney/fireplace inspection came back with major issues saying that it needs to be completely torn do...
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Hey everyone! I'll try and keep it short. I've been looking more into Norristown lately as a place to invest and potentially start with my first house hack. The prices are much better and there is a larger amount of m...
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My tenant did not pay her rent (was due June 15). I contacted her, and her car had broke down..so she bought a new one. She was also moving her dad back to Illinois from Florida. She was on the fence about moving beca...