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I am buying a new property and plan to rent the first one. Wondering if I should utilize a property management company or rent myself. Pros and cons of each one. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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He folks, hope you are all well. So the title says it mostly. This is stressful.
I have 5 buildings totaling 11 units. They are all on the same property. I'm having increased issues with crime around two of the buil...
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Has anyone ever had a situation where they have hoarder tenants that have so many belongings, it is hard for them to get all their stuff moved out? I have dealt with this a couple times. My tenants have to give 60 day...
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Unfortunately this looks like more bad news for landlords in LA as this looks like this gives the mayor further authority to restrict evictions.
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Hello BP!Not making this a starting out post since I already "Started Out" a few years ago, but now that I'm in a better spot financially I'm back here and looking to purchase a house hack in the near future and would...
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Hi AllMany people have decided to live without social media and to forgo the whole enterprise (myself included). Unfortunately, this means missing out on a robust set of tools. I'm interested in how folks in the BP co...
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Okay so I'm about 20% through my online pre-licensure course from Real Estate Express - There are so many laws and terms and rules to remember. I'm worried. I know I'll pass the test, but what about after I become a l...
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Greetings everyone,Relatively new reader of this forum. We have been doing LTR for a while some 2000 miles away with a property manager. That is not working out very well (primarily due to the PM) and moving our asset...
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I talked to the always helpful @Dmitriy Fomichenko a while back about SoloKs, SDIRAs and Checkbook LLCs and despite the SoloK being the obvious best choice, I came to the conclusion that since I don't make any schedul...