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I am brand new to BP and to Real estate investing compared to most here, so i am looking for Do's and Dont's.Please give any advise or suggestions you may have, I will be grateful in my journey to better future.
Hello!I have just purchased my first Duplex in the Milwaukee area and I will be living in the upper unit while renting out the already occupied bottom unit. The upper unit needs some renovating before I move in which ...
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Saw this story on Nightline a few minutes ago. Pretty ridiculous, but interesting that the owner made his money in...
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What would a beginner and successful buy and hold investor do in this scenario. The scenario is you are just starting out and have $100,000 cash to begin investing in real estate, you also have no debts besides reside...
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MikeOH and some others talk about this 50% rule. I just bought my first rental property for 22,000. When I add up all of my expenses (tax, insurance, mortgage payment), I come up with 78% expenses compared to gross ...
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any mixed use building owners have tenants calling the town part time ceo to be vindictive and getting red stop work tag?in a town with no building permits or codes and after 1 voice message same day?
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What do you do when the Tenant leaves personal property behind? Do you trash it? Put it in storage? Sell it on ebay?It's not unusual for tenants to move out - or be kicked out - and leave personal property behind. I'v...
Hey all -I'm about to purchase a three bedroom STR. The master can accommodate a queen, the two other rooms are smaller, and could probably accommodate a full without it being too large. I need help figuring a few thi...
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So I had one of my rentals on craigslist with a lockbox on the front door. I've been using lock boxes for 10 years. I had a rental on the market for a few weeks giving out the code to people to look inside. Yesterd...
this has been a long process. i filed papers may 10. it took a few days to get a court date, which of course i did win the hearing bc she didnt' bother to show up, and had no case anyways. then it took a week or 2 ...