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Hey all! I closed on my first STR in June, and after a very successful summer, I am facing a new challenge: now that school is back in session, how to best market my spacious, family-friendly 2/2 + loft house to the ...
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Looking for some feedback on an idea I’ve been considering. I have an older single level 8-plex on .75 acres near downtown phoenix. The existing buildings only occupy the front portion of the lot, leaving about .4 a...
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Does anyone texture the drywall in their rentals with knockdown or orange peel? I've noticed in some middle to lower end apartment complexes they do this. I'm assuming it is to hide nail holes, dents, etc. I'm current...
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So I’ve been a sponge soaking up REI strategies. I’ve thought it thru, I know what I want to do, I know my end game, I know my target for a DP........
And here I sit. Waiting for my bank account to fill up. Don’t get ...
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I bought my first home with an FHA loan. It was a modest 157k house, but I only make about 43k a year, plus I have about 26k in student loans and a 14k car loan, so my DTI is pretty tapped (I'm undoing and re-educated...
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Background: Next month the largest maintenance operation in the history of the refinery in my town is going to start. It'll take 6-8 months. My towns population is 9500. From start to finish of this operation, the...
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Hello All How do you guys contain the chaos? i'm in the middle of a full renovation of a SFH and i'm feeling a little over-whelmed. I'm 4 weeks and 1 day into the rehab portion and things are coming along but there is...
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Any recommendations for a 1031 intermediary in the greater Houston area?
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(Sorry, I put this in the wrong forum and don't see a way to delete it from this board. So just a heads up that it's not topical here!)Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on the most effective ways to market a se...
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I have a 1200 SF unit in Jersey City, NJ. I am trying to maximize rent for this unit. It currently has a 3 BR & 1 BA layout. It has the potential to become a 4 BR and 2 BA unit. Does taking space away from the uni...