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Hello everyone,
I am currently deployed with US Army in the sandbox. I have grown up in Colorado most of my life, and I love the Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins triangle.
I started investing in securiti...
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My wife and I bought our first investment earlier this year - an STR. We have a money partner who helped finance some rehab costs for that property in return for some equity. We created an LLC, set up the bank accoun...
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I've had the same tenant in my SFR rental for years and years. He's not one to call me with any issues unless they are legitimate so I'm rarely there. It's been a few years since I've walked through the house. I've...
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Hello BPers,I purchased a house with tenants in place and according to the lease they signed, the tenants are responsible for paying the sewer bill. Strangely, the month after I bought the home, the sewer bill stopped...
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This occurred on Sunday. Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away. A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...
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This is a great example of how "saving" a little money by neglecting maintenance can cost you much more in the long run. If your rentals are well maintained, you'll get better-quality renters, they'll make more effort...
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Hello BP Community - Precise market timing is impossible or at the very least extremely-difficult to attain (otherwise we would all be multi-millionaires/billionaires). However, there are a few indicators in my market...
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My wife and I just purchased our first duplex we are house hacking and in the re-model planning stage for the kitchen. The unit currently has an electric stove that is not worth keeping. We are getting gas ran into th...
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Hi everyone! I'm from Michigan. There is a rental we have in metro Detroit area that has deadbeat tenant. She had been a problem from day one. Rent stopped in April but the request for repairs didn't. She requested me...
Hello, I am planning on buying my first home within the next couple months. My plan is to live in it for at least a year and then rent it out. I was wondering if anyone knew of any benefits/downsides (in terms of laws...