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Hey this is my first post on bigger pockets. I have been reading posts on a daily basis for about a year now trying to learn as much as I can. I am planning to start saving and get into REI as quickly as I can when I ...
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Is anyone using a surety bond for security deposits? As the property count grows and the deposits reach in the 10's of thousands, it seems like poor cashflow management to have all the cash just sitting in a separate ...
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Morning, My name is Ram, I currently am located in East Tennessee. My wife and I purchased our first property in 2014 with the intentions of making it a rental. We rented it out up until a month ago, renovated it, a...
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Got an interesting e-mail over the weekend from a new tenant. Been living in unit for 2 months, was screened with good credit, employment reference from a reputable company (hiring manager verified and checked out, e...
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There is a property I manage with a couple of issues that require fixing. We are scheduling with the tenant on when the technician can go inside. If the tenant and I agree to a schedule, the technician shows up at the...
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I am putting together a business plan based on How To Write a Kick @$$ Business Plan. So while working on my Financial Management section I came to an interesting thought. Should my personal costs of living be include...
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As one of the few women part of a current AMAZING mastermind group, I feel obligated to share another mastermind starting at the end of January. It's led by two brilliant women, Rinku and Arti, and they have so much...
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Alright BiggerPockets I once again turn to you for advice. If you look at my past posts it will say how I had to goto grad school and what not. While now that bridge is cleared and there is no more graduate school in ...
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Hello folks,I am a rookie investor, purchasing 9 properties in the Kenosha WI market 3 years ago. I inherited a property manager who I get along great with and respect. He is an investor himself which is helpful.That ...
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For those of you who have a single family home in your name, use an umbrella insurance policy, and have no LLC, I assume you have the tenant write the check to you directly? Do you have a separate bank account just fo...