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Just settled a could have been litigation and I thought this will be a good thread to start about the lessons learned as a landlord. The lessons I have learned from this are:
1. Never rent to a person who filed for b...
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Hello everyone.I came across this site and decided it would be a good idea to join & help expand my knowledge to prevent me from making a big rookie mistake. While it is very informative I'm having a somewhat dif...
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Housing stock in low in our area. Want a fixer-upper? Saw this beauty currently offered for a mere $120,000.... yikes! No, the land is not a view lot. 5644 SE Flavel Drive. 3BR- 3024 sq ft.Here is the YouTube video of...
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It appears to me that the two metro cities that have already surpassed the previous peak median home prices are Dallas and Denver. Interestingly the Dallas housing market was pretty much recession proof during the ho...
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Hi Everyone, I recently (last year) changed my homeowner insurance for my rental properties to a different provider and now that one year has lapsed and I need to renew it, the premium went up by 10% - which seems ver...
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We, my brother & I are just starting out in this exciting world of real estate investing. One of the things that gets me excited are all the options and possibilities. So many paths can be taken and one not n...
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My husband and I talked to our banker about buying a duplex, we would be living there and renting the top floor. We were looking at properties that were around $60,000 the broker said we should get an FHA loan and loo...
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Hello everyone!I'm wondering if I can hire a property management company to rent my home out while my property is still listed for sale. Can I just hire them to rent it out and go with whoever sells/rents it first? No...
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we have a section 8 tenant who is 93 years old. She is still pretty good to talk to other people, remember things, but her son who is not a tenant but practically lives there is very problematic.Joyce - 93 year old se...
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There are going to be a lot of opportunities related to Hurricane Harvey. Vast amounts need to be spent on renovation and construction. This offers the chance to do well by doing good. Any thoughts on investments?