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Hey All! New forum member here.
Long story short, I ended up through circumstances deciding this was a good time for me to buy a live-in two flat, which I mention because it is not a cash-positive investment for me. ...
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Hello! Newbie here preparing to move and rent out our current SFH in the DMV suburbs. I've seen a lot of posts on here discussing what their criteria and screening process is but not necessarily how they communicate i...
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Tell me about the negatives of having a property manager for your rentals...you know, beside less profit.Any insight or thoughts are appreciated.
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Hello All. Input please. After 15 of years of using a Realtor to fill my properties, I feel I want to move forward without the persons help any longer. Main reason why is sloppy work, poor communication and flippant...
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Granted there is a lot of questions I ask Prospective PM's, I have 2 companies that I am considering, leaning more toward company A, but wondered what the community would pick... Both companies are strong with platfor...
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I posted this in the regional subsection, but figured here would get more responses. We have a property that has become available for rent at the beginning of December. I have been looking around at the listings on ...
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Hello BP!I need your guys helping advice on a few things before launching our 1st STR/MTR.We have about 1 month until we launch our rental. We have found a Traveling Nurse who will stay in our condo (2bd/2bath) late m...
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Hello BP, I have a couple come see a property we have for rent, it is a C+ property, far from perfect but offered at prices that match the quality. We used rent redi to screen tenants, everything looked good, they pai...
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I've recently completed building 3 houses in Des Moines, IA but I'm getting very little interest in them. They are priced competatively, and a floorplan that has worked great in other nearby markets. My other rental...
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Hello BP,I have reviewed many potential apartment deals marketed by different sponsors. While all of them were unique, most of them had one thing in common: they were underwritten for 10% economic vacancy (or less!) s...