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If you're in a competitive Real Estate market.... (Isn't that an oxymoron?) You need to stand out from the crowd. If you're managing a lot of units (as of today I own 39 and growing) you probably want to reduce the # ...
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Newbie here. My tenant is not on a lease anymore. They're 6 months without a lease now. Is it mandatory to get a new lease to raise their rent?
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Hi BP Community!My name is Tou and my background is in Supply Chain and Informational Technology Management. I have always been interested in real estate and how to become financially independent. I have two young boy...
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Hi investors. Please answer this in an itemized way to better help flow of conversations!- What is the most amount of people you have had try to apply to your rental listing? - How much do you charge for the applicati...
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Hello all,First post here as a BP member. From everything I've heard from friends and listened to on podcasts, I'm excited for the future. I've been wanting to post something for awhile and I'm finally doing it. I hav...
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What does a FAIR but GOOD DEAL with seller financing look like in today’s economy? In the past I have used conventional financing for purchasing investment properties, and would appreciate any guidance from those that...
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I have a few questions that I figured would be answered relatively quickly here.I understand the basics of an FHA loan, 3.5% down, must live in one of the units, must live there for at least a year, etc. My question ...
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Thank you for your time. It seems to me when I’m crunching the numbers that %10 to capital expenditures, 10% to a property manager,10% to routine maintenance, and then %10 to vacancy could all be eliminated with doing...
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I'm looking into purchasing my first rental property. I'd like to use hard or private money in order to do this. I'm seeing a lot of information about using the money lended to you to pay for the house cash and then d...
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I am debating funding my rentals through my self directed IRA or if I should just cash it (or some out) and take the tax hit to eliminate a lot of the red tape I am seeing with using the IRA?