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I am a very young landlord and would appreciate any advice/help with this situation:
I had a great tenant for three years. There lease is up on the 26 this month and they just moved out on the 3rd.
The tenant has re...
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One of my Real Estate agents showed me an REO today. I checked the comps in the neighborhood within a half mile since January and they average $405,000. The bank is asking $371,500. They have it listed "as-is" but the...
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Hi guys!I thought I would tell y'all step by step what I am going through on a fairly consistent basis, to potentially get your input. So, I've think I have found the niche I want to go into as far as wholesaling is c...
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Hi! Working on buying a vacation rental in Western MA. The market here is HOT. Somehow got our hands on a cute little ranch to rent out near ski slopes, but the inspection revealed a slightly caving foundation in one ...
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The price for every house in my market has been cut by about 6%… Not just houses, but vehicle prices are being cut 20%. And the Fed is planning to raise rates AGAIN. WHY?
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Saturday night, we received a call while we were out from the guy who rents the basement of our personal residence. Sewage was backing up into his bathroom and all over the carpet outside the bathroom. We managed to...
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Wondering if anyone has any thoughts about the recent interview by Meredith Whitney, about the only Wall Street analysts worth anything, on CNBC.
She talked about Detroit bankruptcy saying more is coming. She succes...
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Welcome BP compatriots! Another installment of my weekly brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all the kick ass dudes and dudettes out there.
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I was pulling together 1098s so I can do 2015 taxes (normally I like to procrastinate, but this year I'm trying to refi some things so I'm motivated), and I noticed I got an escrow bill for nearly a thousand bucks.Wha...