Aloha from Hawai’i Island! We manage over 100 privately owned work force housing units here in Big Island of Hawaii. At this time quite a few our tenants are on some kind of unemployment due to the shut downs and lack...
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I exchanged 3 SFR rentals into part ownership in a luxury apartment. I've decided to exchange out of that back into SFR rentals again. (Long story, but just so you have the necessary data... my general plan is to acqu...
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I was all set to close today, but the bank waited til the 11th hour to tell me the comps were too old (2 years old) and there's no way they could take the loan. This was a small bank who is supposed to be innovativ...
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Hello everyone,
I am fairly new to real estate investing, and I wanted to get people's opinion on direct mail marketing and competition. I recently did a mail campaign, and only got about .5% response rate. I...
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What are your best marketing ideas you have come up with? I am looking to attract tennants for rental units. What will give me the most bang for my buck?
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Wondering if anyone has found or offers any type of continuity programs to their renters to create additional streams of income? If so, please explain.
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So I was browsing on "another" forum and saw this posted. Admittedly, it gave me a glimmer of hope for this country's future.
Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech
by Erica Goldson
Here I...
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After reading a number of articles and forum pots, it is quite evident that the new FEMA flood zone insurance requirements are adversely affecting a lot of home owners. It is amazing to think that property owners in f...
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I'm currently in the research phase scouring the Greater Boston market to try and get an idea of what area I should be focusing on for my first investment. I plan on doing a house hack on a small multifamily home usi...