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HI all,
when I'm renting out Apartments I often bump into people that say they have an eviction history but it's from a long time ago for example 7 to 10 years ago and they claim that it was when they were young and ...
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I am considering purchasing a small handgun for protection when going to look at properties in unfamiliar areas. Is this something I can write off at tax time as a business expense?
So, my first post here - please don't be reddit! :)I have rented the current house for almost 5 years. I've fixed pretty much everything unless it was over my skill set (replacing capacitor on A/C system, for instanc...
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We have a property in Crown Point that was put into a 3 year lease with option to purchase in June of 2017. The tenant put down $3,000 option and paid $1700/month for the rent. They were also responsible for all uti...
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Hey All,Looking to make my first offer today and I'd like to run the following deal by you all: Historic 4-plex (2 buildings). One 2bd/1ba ($725/mo), Two, 1bd/1ba ($630/mo), One, 1bd/1ba ($590/mo). List Price $255k. T...
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I live in Palm Coast Florida and I got a call from a bandit sign from woman in preforeclosure. She got a loan for the house in 1999 for $63,000 and still owes $55,000. ( She has actually paid over $120,000 since her l...
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Which states do I need a license to lease option and which states dont I? I was going to do lease options in Florida but I heard I need a license to do it. Which states are best for lease options? Thanks for any help ...
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Greetings fellow BiggerPocket members, a year and a half ago I came across BiggerPockets.com while looking for my fifth room-mate sharing rental house and knew that I needed to start a plan to invest in real estate. ...
Recently, I held a $35k 2nd against a house in East Palo Alto CA that had a $230k (+ over $20k arrears) 1st. I estimated the house to be worth somewhere in the low $300k's, Zillow has it today at $373k, eappraisal...
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I've formed a partnership for purchasing a property. My partner and I are trying to assign value and equity to each partner. It's our first time working a deal with a partner and both want to be fair without being ta...