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Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
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With home prices still very high and interest rates now high too, is anyone actually cashflowing on newly acquired property? Even the 1% rule doesn’t seem to work anymore Example: assuming 20% downPurchase price: 250k...
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Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
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My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...
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Greetings BP!
I'm new to the real estate community and i'm looking to getting into real estate investing. From what i have concluded, real estate investing takes quite a long period of time before you start t...
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Greetings all, As I am driving on my way to share knowledge with my current place of employment (that's all it is), I came across an interesting, creative RE idea which generates additional revenue when turned into a ...
According to http://capstonecapitalusa.com/the-most-friendly-8-... - the order is:TX, IN, CO, AZ, FL, KY, GA, MSI choose to not do rentals but based upon my dealings in TX, I'd say this state is pretty friendly to pro...
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Anyone have any tips on how to increase the number of people who actually show up to view an apartment after scheduling an appointment I set up three showings tonight sent a reminder email 24 hours before and only on...
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Finally after a week of having my property on a market i have 2 application and i can't see to pick one. Also, this is my first rental ever so wish me luck. So here is the scoop: the rent amount is $1275. 2.5 time the...
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I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...