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Hey, everyone! This will be my first foray onto the forums after listening to a few dozen of the podcasts and reading many of the great articles on the site. One can only hear Josh and Brandon tell one to start partic...
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Lease option tenant, section 8 tenant, or just a regular month to month tenant? In my opinion, I see benefits to the lease option tenant because they are renting to buy a house which means they will take better care o...
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NOT covered by insurance:1. FLOODS, can be covered by separate FEMA flood insurance but not by home owner or rental policies.2. EARTHQUAKES3. SEWER BACKUPS4. PESTS rodents and bugs5. SINKHOLES6. MOLDMany of these c...
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I listened to the Podcast interview of Josh and felt the motivation to start sharing on this community that has given me so much.I have an offer in on a duplex that will cash flow at around $500 per month. That deal ...
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Hi BP community,
I am negotiating a purchase for a 8 unit building, 2 stores and 6 apartments, and the seller does not want to provide schedule E for 2 years for the building. They had agreed to provide all leases an...
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I have 2 properties under contract, 6 units total. 3 of the units are occupied, and 3 are vacant. I really want at least 2 of the tenants to move out before closing, preferably all 3, due to liability issues (the prop...
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There are cautionary tells in the pod cast and in the blogs here on BP about how to beat out the competition at auctions and negotiate with contractors. This week, I armed my self with the advice bestowed to me in th...
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We are buying a home in a non HOA neighborhood on June 1st. The neighborhood is very nice with 1980's homes right on a river. If some of the neighbors ever want to start a HOA, but we want nothing to do with it, can t...
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For older homes, the height is typically not to code so the existing concrete floor needs to demo'd & then dirt dug up to meet the height. My question is does everything on the floor need to be removed (ie, the fu...
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These people are really making me think very hard about doing buy and holds. They are so pleasant, say all the right things and make you deviate from your normal routine such as no personal checks. Just did an evictio...