Background: In March I bought my first house hack as a single, unmarried man with a VA loan. While I paid all closing costs and a 15% down payment*, my girlfriend paid $5,000 of the down payment in exchange for equity...
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Hello! We are closing on our first out-of-state investment. How do you handle showings for prospective tenants from out-of-state? We would prefer not to use a property manager, and our realtor is charging one month's ...
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One day in 1997 when I was pretty new to the business, I wanted to buy a home on an area lake. I knew, the only way I could afford it was to rent it part of the year. Michigan, 4 seasons right? but up north in the U...
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Planning for 2020 and plan to make another investment. Currently have two single family rentals in Indianapolis which are performing well. Just returned from Gatlinburg and am curious about vacation rentals in that ...
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I have a SFR in Hillsboro area. The property is being managed by a property management company. For the most part, I am satisfied with their management: they have placed high-quality tenants who have paid rent on time...
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Due to the great wealth of information and helpful people on BP, I was able to get my first home under contract last weekend. Here are some basic details about the property:
$230,000 triplex (one unit per floor)Built...
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Hello all, I have two rental properties in Wichita, KS; both are single family homes that should cash flow around $250 per month but the repairs and fixes that I have had to do over the past six months (and especially...
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I own a single Cabin in a vacation town in WA state that I use as a family vacation home and STR. When I first bought it 5 years ago I lived 2 hours away, had never owned an STR before and worked full time so it made ...
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Hi all,I know we all talk about how important is to save money. My husband has been challenging me about saving money and he tells me that’s where the ultimate freedom comes from by being a able to live in very little...
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This is the full body of the ad. Why would it be removed?Furnished houses and apartments for rent by the week. Full kitchens with all appliances and utensils. Washer and dryer. Cable tv in every room. Smart HDTV in l...