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I approached an investor friend of mine who had expressed some interest in having me assume a loan of his on a nice four family. He got cold feet, expressing what would have been seller's remorse. He then called me ...
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Hello, newbie landlord question here: Is it common to require first month's rent, last month's rent, and a security deposit for new tenants? I'm aware that Florida doesn't have hard limits on what is required up front...
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Primary home is valued at $850k (purchased at $450k), with less than $20k remaining in the mortgage. It will be paid off in the next 10 months. I could rent it for $3800 and net $2800 after expenses (after the mortgag...
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Good evening and happy new year,I need input on something that seems too good to be true. I just got off the phone today with an investor-friendly real estate agent in another state (not NYS) who has a whole team behi...
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Hi Everyone, I'm under contract for a multifamily property for $300k. Bank appraisal came in at $282k. Appraisal came in low because there are few multifamily comps and they all sell at massive discount because they...
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So I went to the FB seminar last weekend. I was amazed at how much money FB spent on advertising for their "free seminar." It caught my attention and I called and signed up. Anyway there were only about 150 people ...
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My first direct mail campaign is now beginning its' second month. As expected, most of the calls that come in are folks that just want to know what I am up to. They throw out huge numbers for their properties and hope...
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My understanding of raising rents in Ontario is a percentage based system that caps how much you are able to raise rents. Does this only apply when you have an existing tenant for the purpose of preventing a landlord ...