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I bought a house in Oakland CA for $645,000 in February of 2017. I’ve spent $50,000 on capital improvements (rental studio attached to house, new deck and kitchen on main house). The studio rents for $2000/mo. throug...
I started flipping homes in Washington state in the late nineties. We moved to Portland, Oregon in 2001 and have been in real estate since then. I am a real estate investor first, and a real estate broker second.
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Sourcing opinions here:Tenant signs lease, gives 1 month deposit, cancels lease 3 days prior to moving in. Lease calls for 2 months liquidated damages upon cancellation. Keep deposit I currently have or be nice and re...
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Hi Bigger Pocket Members, I have a 2bed/2bath,1200sq ft. log cabin in Maggie Valley, NC. I pay my house keepers $36/hr to clean the cabin which usually averages 3 hours per cleaning. I stay rented with maybe 9 to 10 ...
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Victor Minasce has some compelling data suggested there may be trouble ahead for Short Term Rentals.
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Hi everyone,I have a hypothetical for you and I am new here so I am sure this topic has been previously discussed somewhere in the depths of these forums so forgive me for just outright asking and not diving into that...
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As they say, I am a long time listener/reader but first-time poster. First some background - I have lived in Orange County/Los Angeles my whole life (school and all) and would love to get involved in real estate inves...
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Hi, I am a new member and want to be investor. I will need to be upsizing shortly as my wife and I will be having her mother and grandmother move in with us in the next 3 months or so. We have good equity in our cur...
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Hello all.An other quick question.I know that direct mailing does not give immediate results. It takes time and perseverance/consistency.But isn't the whole point of targeted lists to find people that NEED to sell the...
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If you had a Job that was 80% travel and you could live anywhere in the U.S to make the most money with a House Hack/BRRRR strategy where would you live, why? Here is the strategy: You qualify for an FHA 203k loan (re...