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Hi everyone - I'm about to start my first job after college (in the DC area) and have recently started to learn about real estate investing as a side project. I'm curious as to what % of my income I should look to set...
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1665406613716274/This is entitlement. Us landlord and investors has to pay a bank mortgage to keep a house, if they don't they pay monthly we lose the house.Same should go for any perso...
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Hello BP community!
I am from Los Angeles, moved to Cleveland two years ago for work. Housing prices are so high in California that it makes it really hard to even start. Cleveland, on the other hand, seems to have a...
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I am trying to find the best way to make background checks from my PC on potential renters. I see several companies that offer such services online and don't know one from the other (i.e. Intelius, CriminalWatchdog a...
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Hi Everyone, I just listed my vacant unit on Zillow and it’s my first time screening tenants. So far 80% of the people who have inquired are section 8 and ask if I accept vouchers. I did some light research and I know...
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What does a real estate agent do that would be hard for me to do on my own? How can we both benefit?
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Any recommendations on upstate /westchester towns that are along Hudson , low cost to buy with hopes /potential of the market rises over the next few years. Somewhere that’s a little better than Newburg ?
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What would you do in this situation: tenant is getting her rent subsidized through an agency (like section 8), her portion is 400/month. The agency pays 800/month. She missed her portion for 2 months so she owes me 8...