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I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...
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I recently (late Sept. 2018) purchased a duplex in FL. The property was fairly run down, i.e. overgrown yard, the occupied unit has window coverings consisting of aluminum foil and/or bed sheets/blankets, additionally...
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I like many others wanted to get the best bang for my buck in my first real estate investments. I decided I could do the work and manage the rental properties myself. I thought to myself, man, I don't want to pay som...
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Hello. I have some tenants under a 1 year lease who decided to up and leave today essentially breaking the lease. They were four months into their lease at $750/mos. These are college students. I politely sent them a ...
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I'm researching PMs in other markets we're considering buying in, and have seen some PM sites with info for prospective tenants. When I look at their apps, I have seen some with the following type of set up:
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What are everyone's thoughts on whether to charge an application fee for rental houses? Do you collect a bunch of applications and only run the background and credit check on your top candidate with you paying the bi...
Hi, I've been considering investing in real estate for the past year. Over the past 3 months I've been reading pretty much anything I can get my hands on regarding rei. It seem as if everyone advises to get your first...
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Hi, I'm Giancarlo, and I am extremely passionate about REI. I am 21, freshly graduated, and living in Santa Monica with ~$30k saved up for this. Now I'm looking to invest OoS due to my limited funds, have been doing m...
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Hi everyone,First off, very grateful for everything I can learn from BP and to everyone for the contributions.My question this time. I have just done my first scheduled maintenance visit to my first rental (great tip ...
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Hi! I'm new here (25M). Currently working on my first BRRR property. I have a former co-worker who wants to sell his starter house. He says if I pay him full asking, he would provide me with the 20% down payment since...