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I am trying to decide if it is smarter to buy a cheaper house vs a more expensive one while I try to start real estate investing. The cheaper house will have a larger up front cost due to maintenance and renovations....
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How much do you figure your insurance policy should cost you as a percentage of the rent collected on that property per month?
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I have a single family rental right now.Vacancy adjusted, I bring in $21,000 a year in rent.My annual expenses are:Property tax: $3200Insurance $900Washing machine $500Plumbing repair $250Irrigation turn on and turn o...
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Hey all, newbie here. Have an opportunity on a 3-unit hack house in Houston, asking price is $315k, conventional mortgage with insurance would be $1,950/mo. The larger unit rents for $1,200/ mo, converted garage apt g...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $375,000
Cash invested: $17,000
I bought the property using an FHA loan for $375,000. I had to put down 3.5%...
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Haven't been on BP lately but I've closed on 9 new units in the past 4 months which puts me at 60 total units!9 units consisted of:4- 5 bed units from an owner out of the country. been trying to buy his units for year...
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Hi BP Community,I have been in a 2 year battle with an experienced squatter tenant that knows how to work the system. I have finally gotten a court date to get back possession of my property on March 15th, 2022. I h...
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If SS has 95% physical occupancy and 74% economic occupancy does that mean they have 95-74= 21% delinquent tenants?TIAMark Walker
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Hi I'm Jeanie from Las Vegas, NV. I first got interested in real estate investing when I came across Armando Montelongo's show of flipping houses! However, never really pursued it. Here I years later still thinking...
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Does it matter what part of town you purchase multi-family deal if it continues to cash flow?!