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As part of rehab, I am trying to paint a house? Its a 1100 sq ft house with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bath. The property is in Philadelphia area. I am trying to just use one color (light grey) for walls and white for...
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Hello BP members I receive the rent but always 5-10 days late with late fee $75/-This month I got this email from tenant “Hello i emailed you before the 1st to let you know that i wouldn’t be able to pay my rent unti...
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Hi BP! My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years. We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop. We'...
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I have 3 rental properties and trying to figure out which one I should pay off first. I want to accelerate the pay off and put any extra amount all towards one. Trying to figure out which makes the most sense. Can...
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hi all , i'm not sure this is the right form for my question. i have seven rent houses two of them i'm paying on loan the minimum i can . i maintain 40k repair found in a savings account . i normally save up all incom...
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So my tenants paid $1000 of the $1200 that they own me. Rent is due on the first, but late fees don't kick in until after the 3rd (on the 4th). The late fee is $30- day. Do I charge them the whole late fee or pro-r...
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I know flippers sometimes write penalty phrases into contracts ("must complete by XXX or pay $/week/month"). Do you ever pay your GCs extra when they get it done on time or early? Or, are they being paid to do that al...
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To start, I'm assuming a 4plex purchase price of $250,000, cash flow of $1k/month, an additional $1k/mo from personal income, and ~$14k starting funds. This would be the first purchase and bought using a VA loan @ 3.7...
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Hello EveryoneI am trying to expand my knowledge in fix and flip by learning about how to handle repairs, cosmetic procedures etc. I have heard from some books I have read about "Home depot university" where you can g...
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Closing on a CMX-2 zoned duplex in Philadelphia soon. It has 2 residential apartments and 2 very large rooms with locks in a basement. Would like to know what can we do with this space in the basement? How do we adver...