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Hey everyone! My name is Ashley and I am a first time home buyer. I am looking to purchase a duplex or triplex. But they told me no! I refuse to hear that as an answer! I was Approved for an 800k loan at 3.5%. I have ...
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Have a fairly new tenant in. She told me she had a high bill about $800. So she had an energy audit done which was free, they told her the vents had leaks and the thermostat was wrong. So called the pro's in for this ...
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Hi Everyone,I am fairly new to real estate still but I am on the hunt for my first rental property. I have been in contact with some real estate agents.I have one real estate agent that has asked me to sign an agency ...
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So, I purchased my first "flip" in June for $62k, did 33k in renovations, and now renovations are done. My broker thinks comps would come in around 145-160k. I recently decided to rent it instead of selling it, as ren...
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I have a private lender who is loaning $80,000 at 4% interest paid back at $266 a month for six months with the $80,000 paid back at the end he's charging $800 origination fee is this a scam ?
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I can't imagine calling his poor parents... he was found by a friend that told police he was staying with tenant (without my knowledge). The police/coroner had taken his body out before they called me.I feel just terr...
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My wife and I purchased our first investment property on March 1st, 2017. It is an ambiguous sized apartment building (2 or 3 units) with tenants in place that needs a ton of work. Here are some of the numbers:Purch...
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I'm in Los Angeles, CA trying to get a subject to done. I was wondering what are all the forms I need the seller to sign. I know i have to get a title company to check the title before I close but what are all the for...
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I dont like renting to people that just recieve social service checks as income for 2 reasons.
1. If you dont work for it you dont take care of it.
2. You cant not garnish social service income.
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We are LTR folks and we recently stayed at an STR in Austin, TX on a getaway. The pictures of the STR were deceptive and the house was dirty (we found dip, a used pregnancy test on the floor by bathroom trashcan, floo...