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My family and I are about to buy our first STR in Florida. We are purchasing in a nice community, so I'm making the assumption that the possibility of theft from outside parties (non-tenants) will be low. But what i...
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I have a 6 unit property under contract in the Smokies, 0.5 miles from the parkway in Pigeon Forge. Units are connected under one roof but there is no pass through from one unit to another. Each unit is a 3/3 1,200 SQ...
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Hi BP!What's your process and requirements for screening tenants? I'm in Texas Thank you
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I love reading these, so now that I am in the big (well, minor) leagues, I thought I'd start one too.On September 8th, I, my husband, father-in-law, and 6 week old son made the trek down to the county court house for ...
I am looking for advise for long distance investing, especially for a newbie investor.
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Hi Everyone, I wanted to know if you guys/gals could make some suggestions on Lighting and paint choices for rentals. I usually go with a off white/beige color paint with white trim and then for lighting I wanted to s...
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Hey All,What are your thoughts for 38119 zipcode ? Especially closer to Green Lodge Townhouse area.Working on a deal and want to get your thoughts ?Orhi
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Ugh - not the morning I was hoping for! A guest sent a note last night (after I went to bed) that the toilet was not clean. I was very responsive to her this morning (at 5am her time) and sent $75 through the platfor...
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Hi there,Question to the forum. I've a got a distressed seller who has been given the option to either short sale, deed in lieu or catch up on payments (worth around $16K to catch up). Bottom line he wants to short sa...
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To make the answers unbiased for either side, I would like to ask this question both as a tenant and landlord. Please be impartial in your answers and answer as if you were both the tenant and landlord as well.
Are t...