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This post is more to organize my thoughts and collect feedback on the direction others might take. Here goes some background information.My rental in Des Moines failed the rental inspection for the following reasons. ...
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Hi all, newbie here. I have read many threads and sincerely value the experience and wisdom of many of you.
I am a 24 year old young professional, I make 30k/year. I have 30k sitting in the bank and am interested to...
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When we moved to southern California, we rented out our house in Redding. Over the years there have been several different tenants. It's a 4600 sq. ft. 4 Bdrm 4 Bathroom home on 20 acres with pool and guest house. Las...
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I am looking in the Sarasota area especially Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and Lido beach. I also see that Lakewood Ranch is up and coming. Can anyone give some insight and advice into this area? Thank you in advance.
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Good Morning all!
I have a tenant that may be moving out in the next month or so. When she started renting the house, she installed new light fixtures with a ceiling fan in two of the bedrooms. It has been...
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Hello BP Fam,I'm starting my REI journey using the house hacking method. I've already got an approval for an FHA with 203k loan. My question to you all is, how do you deal with renovations with tenants currently occup...
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I currently live in Falls Church, Virginia (Fairfax County) and am thinking about converting my basement into an apartment and renting it out. I think there may be Fairfax county rules against this, but I am wondering...
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Hi,
So I’m new to flipping houses and getting good deals in real estate, and honestly investing in general. I’m joining the forum today for two reasons 1 I’ve been listening to the podcasts for a long time and love t...
My accountant says that if the carpet is badly stained, replacing it with new flooring might be considered a repair. Is this true? The carpet has also been torn up in one small patch. Other than that, it is just ve...
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Hi,I have a building which has a finished attic space on the "3rd" floor. This space only has one egress from the back stairs. I want to create a duplex up unit by combining the second floor and 3rd floor into one uni...