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so being new to the hml world my lender backed out because he didn't have the time to walk me though the process. He let me know that he'd work with me in the future but not on my first deal because I was too green. ...
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New host, we have had 3 successful bookings. We are self managing and cleaning ourselves. The property is 2 minutes from our house so that’s no issues for us to clean. All stays we’ve had booked are for 2 nights an...
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Guys and gals, sometimes I get a belly full of hearing the same old conventional wisdom over and over. Today I'm going to tackle this one: "Buy only in the top tourist areas." Are we more worried about investing s...
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We are new property owners in Ohio looking for some advice on a property management contract we are about to sign. We are seeking an experienced opinion on the following stipulations: The broker will collect and be...
Hi Everyone,I just got off the phone with a friend of a motivated seller. The story goes like this..The seller parents died a couple of years ago and had bad renters that lived there with out paying rent. I've asked t...
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I've done my share of renting throughout North Carolina and have seen many different approaches to this.What are you seeing as common here? Pet "Deposit"? Additional monthly "Pet Rent"? Both?I'm a huge pet lover. I al...
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Hello everyone. Property Management question.One of my tenants wants to move from one unit in one of our properties to another unit in one of our other properties. My PM wants to charge her usual one month rent fees a...
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Just looking to find out who's charging fees for rental apps, and what you're charging? Have you had any push back from a tenant who was denied?
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Does anyone pay a tenant finder fee to a property manager or agent?
We have a property manager that we pay 8% of rents to plus a tenant finder fee. He also wants to be paid per showing because we've had many showing...
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Hi everyone I’m new to real estate investing and I was wondering if it would be smart to do a cash-out-refinance my current home I live to but a duplex to start BRRRRing or if I should take out an equity loan and star...