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Hi All,First time posting on here but I have been an avid reader of the forums for a couple years. Great learning tool.I invested in single family homes in Houma, Louisiana from 2006-2009 and did okay, a couple rehab/...
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I'm thinking about making my first real estate purchase, an out of state rental property, and wondering the best way to go about finding and analyzing a property.Do people who are investing out of state typically pick...
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I'm looking to buy my first rental property. I live in CA and want to buy out of state. I am a buy and hold investor looking to buy a small single family home that at most needs major cosmetic work done. My question t...
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Hi Everyone!I'm looking at living in half of a duplex and renting out the other. Ideally having the other tenant's rent pay for the mortgage payment. Anyways, in looking at the market I think the only probable option ...
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I am a limited partner in several syndications in Kentucky, Texas and Georgia. I am a Michigan resident. I receive a K-1 for all 3 for my federal taxes. Will I need to file a Georgia and Kentucky state income tax retu...
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I don't have much experience with tenant screening but I came across something today that I can't figure out.I pulled a credit report from TransUnion / SmartMove on a potential tenant. They recommend that I accept th...
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I have a townhouse built in 1968 with all original windows and im looking to upgrade. Im currently taking bids for th job which comes out to be 26 windows in total and im finding there to be a large swing in the quote...
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I bought a short sale for 315 in a 500k area, the home has not been painted before, the home should be painted but I want to keep the entire budget for the flip below 10k. I don't want to buy cheap paint but I don't w...
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A property management company recently advised me to remove the washer and dryer in my rental stating this is more of a liability. If any damage is done to the washer/dryer or damage to property from washer/dryer, I a...
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What is the biggest drawback/limitation to being a realtor compared to being a real estate investor?