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I bought my first flip home. The home was built in 1920's. I am currently in the initial stages of cleaning the property and getting quotes on the work that is needed. Plan on putting in new HVAC, flooring, windows...
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My lawyer recommended talking to a CPA about my rental properties. I've never used one before (I've done the itemized deductions by myself once--last year, with Turbo Tax--for my rentals).
Do you typically have the ...
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I am currently in a BINDING contract with a SELLER of a residential piece of property an I am the BUYER for the sum of $20,000.00. The contract is seasoned, and is sitting at a Title company ready to close. There is a...
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Hello BP Members of Great Falls, Montana,
I love to network. I love to hear people's stories. But I don't like reaching out to profiles on BP that don't actively get used. I just wanted to see who in Great Falls, ...
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I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic. Befor...
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So two years ago I became a member here at biggerpockets because I was interested in becoming financially independent. The consensus here on the forums was that I shouldn't get into real estate if I wasn't going to b...
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My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer. Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for? Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...
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Hey all! I started advertising for my property 3 days ago and had a showing yesterday and another one lined up for Friday. Just as background info (sorry for the repetition if you read my other post) I had one propert...
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Hi all
Was curious for the independent landlords (those acting as their own property manager) what's your preferred method for collecting rent and keeping costs down at the same time. I previously used an electronic ...
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I just found out the AC unit needs to be replaced. The unit is 30 years old prior to the tenant being evicted it seem to work good. I got a quote from the ONE HOUR ac contractor and he said it'll cost 6k-8k to replace...