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Hey house hacking peeps, I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons I've learned so far with my wife and I's duplex house hack. 1) Finding the right property is VERY important for a house hack. In our situation, th...
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Now that I got your attention, let's talk about Short Sales and whether/when they are a good fit.First, some context:A Short Sale is when the NET proceeds from a Real Estate SALE will fall not cover the DEBTS secured...
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I'm sure no one has ever had this happen. I got through showing the property and hand the prospective tenants their rental app, and she looks at me and says, "oh, there's no pets? I have a cat." Ugh.
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I know ON and QC now are the most less friendly Provinces for landlords, can some landlords share their exprience? is it something to worry about ? and what is your exit strategy if after all the screening you got tra...
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When tenants are late we post the standard Pay Rent or Quit notice or their door. Sometimes this works and we get paid, other times it just begins the ...
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Greetings BP community,
I am a newbie investor/ REALTOR in the Atlanta, GA area and I have my first rental property deal under contract- close date set for Sept. 17th. The home would be financed through a local hard ...
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Hi everyone!My name is Frank and I have gradually began exploring real estate over the last few weeks as my curiosity has grown of what to do with my financial stability and overall savings. I am currently working as ...
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I'm in contract for my first rental property in the Buffalo area and will be inheriting a tenant who is currently paying way under market value. Property is a side by side duplex (each unit is 900sq ft, 2bdrm/ 1ba) On...
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Had some leases expiring this month and was on the fence about offering them to renew, but I still offered renewals at an increased monthly rate. This tenant is staying in a 1br apartment, at the old rate of $350 doll...
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