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Hi:I been speaking with someone from Patch of Land, the HM lender. Everything sounds good about their loan program...does anyone have any personal experience as it pertains to ..were there any upfront costs, documenta...
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Was just notified by Cozy that rent payment from last month will be REVERSED because tenant (who moved out end of last month) contacted his bank after breaking lease and moving out stating "payment unauthorized". I'...
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My husband and I live in MA. We are looking for LTR in FL. We have owned a multi-family in the past and got to experience ALL the pros and cons of being a landlord. We've seen rents DEcrease, 2+ months vacancies an...
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Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE). It seems to be everywhere these days. I just heard on a podcast that there is a movie coming out in a few months about the FIRE movement - which sounds awesome. I'm sure ...
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A bit of personal background. I am currently residing in southern NJ, just over the bridge of Philadelphia. I work a typical 9-5 corporate job. I am very new to real estate, just a couple of month. My rental apartment...
I'm looking at a renovation project that I would live in for a couple years. The bank requires a licensed contractor to do the work but I can work under him for whatever I want to do myself. The guy I have in mind s...
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I know everyone has their strategy, but I am trying to decide how best to proceed.
1.) Local market: rentals provide 17-21% annual returns for single family detached priced between 40k-70k. The market is great for b...
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Hi, I'll try to keep this short. We have had a 60 year old single female renter since 12/18. We have since found out that she is an alcoholic. Most recently, she was drunk and was yelling out the window that she was l...
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I'm curious to hear from the people who syndicate what their minimum required investments are from investors? I understand that every deal is probably different so there's not a 1 size fits all kind of answer but is ...
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Hi BP-ers!Recently my REIA hosted a speaker from a firm who write self-directed IRAs. This seems like a valuable tool for investors but when I spoke to my accountant about it she said they could only be opened by indi...