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I am rehabbing my first rental(buy & hold). It curr has Berber carpet - bit worn out. Looking at suggestions on whether to go with laminate or engineered hardwood. I don't want to spend extra for actual hardwood. ...
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So at one time my duplex down was 2 apts, until there was a fire. Currently it is still a duplex down, and I want to make it into 2 units. The basement is 3bd , 1 bath. It has it's own furnace, water heater, and ac...
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Do the majority of GC's charge you for doing a job analysis on your property? Like a trip charge etc? I have met with a GC that I like and has done good work through references and so on, but charges to do a walk thro...
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Hello All:I am looking at this property at auction and I like many things about it and can work with it, but this is my one red flag - this tank set back about 25 feet from the house. What is it, oil? The walls are ...
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After years of relative quiet, appliance-wise, we had to replace two refrigerators and a dishwasher in three different units.
Both refrigerators, different brands, from different sources, arrived faulty.
The first w...
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We have a two family- upstairs/ downstairs layout. Downstairs tenants are still having people over despite requests for social distancing. Upstairs tenants are complaining. Upstairs tenants admit they aren’t “parties,...
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I have recently acquired a small commercial property just east of Dallas, TX (Mesquite). It's a small property around 16,500 sq ft, but a very clean property that has a major road on both sides running parallel to it....
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Alright I have to be real quick here because it ticks me off when this happens to people - especially investors. Make sure your roofs are vented enough! I just had another insurance claim where a $20,000 roof failed...
So this is my 5th house purchase in 4 states and 2nd in NY. Apparently although we have an accepted offer, that means nothing in NY. NY is not like other states where there is an actual contract submitted with ...
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I am a new investor that's really trying to get into real estate investing and I am so happy to have found this forum.One of the market that I am looking at have tons of distressed properties that are either a teardow...