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Property Management – Hire It Out or Do It Yourself?
One of the first questions every aspiring buy and hold investor will need to answer for themselves is, “do I hire a property manager, or should I manage myself?" A...
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I wrote this reply to post in the "Ghost Next Door" thread but decided to post it in a new thread so it wouldn't hi-jack the authors thread...
Originally posted by "ofgift":
She said she's seen a ghost in the house n...
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When doing "finish caulking" (baseboard, crown molding, door trim, ect.) the last thing you want is to be wiping away loads of excess caulking. To avoid this I like to use a small tube of caulk that requires no caulki...
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My manager awakens me this a.m. with an "extreme emergency." It seems that a guest was, for some unknown reason, attempting to move a slate pool table. In the process of doing so, the pool table supposedly fell on o...
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Hello BP community, I am looking for preferred lenders in the San Antonio area? If any investors would like to share who they use I would greatly appreciate it. I am making the move to buy my first rental property an...
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Hello, Single STR owner/operator newbie. My wife & I own and operate one STR in the Finger Lakes area of upstate NY. Purchased in 2021, went live January 2022, and we are pleasantly pleased, and blessed with how ...
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I've had two potential freaks apply for my rentals in just the past week. One was a guy that wanted to rent a place "immediately" (always a red flag) because he discovered "black mold" in a house he was buying and is...
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Anyone doing STR in Finger Lakes market? I am looking to learn about this market.
What cities / counties are STR friendly?
Agent recommendations?