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Why is SF Bay area bad for investing and not landlord friendly? What are some of the regulations that make this not very appealing to small landlords for single family housing?
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Those of you with outdoor pools at your properties - what are you doing to mitigate liability in the event of an accident? I see a lot of awesome amenity packed outdoor hang out spaces with outdoor pools posted on the...
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Today I went to check out a potential property. Cash flow was going to be around $1100 -$1200. Property was an 8 unit. In the 40 min. that I was there with my agent we witnessed a drug deal going down in the property....
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Hi!I am closing on a 4 family I will be going owner occupied on in 1 month. I just received the leases from the seller and the three tenants I'll be inheriting are on a month-to-month lease which is dated back to as ...
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I'm going to try to make this as short as possible, but I'm looking for some advice on how to handle a situation. I have a tenant in one of my units who lives there with her two daughters. She is separated from her ...
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Hello,Do you know of any banks that will open bank accounts for foreigners that live outside of US? It seems like the banks require the person to physically come in to sign forms/docs. Even with a power of attorney, ...
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Guess I will throw this out here.. Just looking for opinions. Purely hypothetical situation, but could possible help some people out. Being a former cop, I always look for loop holes in policy, procedures and the law ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community!My name is Matt and I just opened my membership yesterday but have been reading information from various sources on real estate investing for a few months. I am currently working full-ti...
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I'm in process of buying a property in an all cash deal. I opted for insured closing instead of a QC. I have closed on properties with warranty deed (insured closing) as fast as 9 days from accepted offer to closing b...
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I'm on my second rental property, but I've always struggle with the background check. It seems that most of the bad applicants won't even fill out the one page background application and return it if they have a ba...