Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate
Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...
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I'm owning a 4 plex in Colorado Springs (CO 80906), that's my first investment property and I'm located outside of CO state. There was a tenant eviction before Christmas time in one of my properties. After that, my P...
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Advice needed ASAP! Anyone have any recommendations on tax advice for end of year tax planning. We have a high income and paid an extra 40k in taxes last year... we are looking to find a way to avoid his this year. Th...
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We just bought our second home and are going to rent our first home. Does anyone have advice on a basic North Carolina rental contract to start out with? I'm very excited to start real estate investing, I'm planning o...
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Evaluating potential tenants who were upfront with us about their situation. One is the breadwinner but has terrible credit due to poor entrepreneurship decisions when younger, the other is a stay at home parent with ...
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I'm working on finding and closing on my first MF deal, focusing on duplexes. I've found one that I think is a good deal, but I don't have the full picture and getting info from the current owners and tenants has been...
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Hello everyone and thank you for any input you may provide. This may be a long shot and I know eventually I will need to speak with a CPA, but figured I try to learn as much as I can now.I am closing on a rental prope...
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I just closed on a property and insurance sent me notice they will be inspecting exterior within 30 days.
The roof had a few leaks and the previous owner repaired them with a lot of tar! I was trying to hold off a f...
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Hi everyone,I am helping the property owners rent out their apartment in Fort Collins and we have had very little interest. In one month, I have done 1 showing. Has anyone got any ideas why it isn't renting? Here is t...
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Hi All, I do photography as a hobby but also use it to photograph all of my rentals (4 now) I recently bought a new camera, and I was wondering if that can be deducted entirely, part of it, or any of it. I am also pla...