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In 2021 I started my journey on the road of real estate investing (REI). I was living in Africa full-time and because of the COIVD situation I found myself with a plethora of free time on my hands. Between 2007 and 20...
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A worst NIGHTMARE come true. A tenant gets hurt mowing the lawn on the rental property.How do you protect from a lawsuit?Do you add something to the lease to protect yourself?
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Hello Bigger Pockets, I am writing this afternoon seeking advise. I made a mistake while purchasing my 2nd multi family with the water meter. Long story short the inspector and myself did a bad job of fully understand...
Hello Everyone,Last August I purchased a property in San Antonio subject to the existing loan (Wells Fargo HELOC). At the time, the owner of the property was deceased and his wife was no longer competent due to Alzhe...
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A tenant called me last night stating that she's been finding little piles of fiberglass insulation here and there the past week or so. She was beginning to fear she has a mouse problem. Then she said she saw quite ...
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Hey everyone! I'm in Escrow on my first home that I plan to buy and hold onto while I improve the condition of the house while I'm living there before either renting or putting on AirBnB. Where I'm located is very muc...
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I have a 3/1 with good tenants in it a couple and their 3 kids. They've been there 5 months now, no problems. The guy came to talk with me today and said that a cousin got laid off and wants to stay for about 6 m...
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Hey all,We just recently posted one of our newly renovated units online. There is a Ukrainian refugee family that is very interested in renting the unit. They are willing to pay to pay for the first three months right...
I have read and watched several well known real estate investors talk but not go into detail about how they somehow manage to live tax free including their living expenses ( groceries etc.). I understand tax deduction...
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Hello,Do you believe in cash for keys? If you do and have done it before. How long do you wait to offer them the cash? I'm guessing you'll serve notice first, but do you get the legal work started to try to scare them...