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I'm doing some due diligence on a multi-family, and the proforma expenses are running at 71%. :wowie: I'm pretty sure the expenses are overstated, and I have my own ideas about where they're too high, but I'd appreci...
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Here are some of my current systemsI have a main website for all the properties I manage. I set up a new website for each property with pictures and info on the property. These sites are referenced in each ad that I p...
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I am renovating a 40 year old house and the HVAC system and electrical system are the original. Since my background is in Electronics and IT is this something I can tackle myself? I have a $20,000 budget and so far th...
Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.
Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...
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Hey guys!Very excited to have purchased my first investment house!!The numbers made sense. It came with tenants that I met. They are currently living there until next Novemeber and hopefully longer.How does that work ...
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So, I closed on my first property in Chicago in August. It is a 2-flat remodeled in 2016. Long story short, the heat went out on the first floor last night (was about 12-15 degrees). Tenants were fine luckily but fast...
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Was in this evening submitting a fairly large order to the Bid Desk at HD to get one of my projects started. They came back with a $100 discount on an $8000 order. I was stunned. The HD employee at the Bid Desk told m...
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The lease states tenant is required to pay rent in one payment. Made one small payment ($400), ignored email stating that partial payments are not allowed per lease and to please cancel the payment (Cozy doesn’t give ...
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What's up BP,
So I finally got my rental property squared away with just a few more repairs to handle.. This was a foreclosure that I completely remodled, and it's a fairly decent home.
Now here is my dilmena, I th...
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I’m looking for Broker recommendations.I passed Real Estate Licensing exam last week in Northern VA. I’m leaning towards EXP because of the flexibility and Covid being the game changer for traditional business models...