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Economic Update(Monday, May 3, 2021)
Here’s some fun facts. According to University of California Davis’ “Road Ecology Center,” Los Angeles traffic patterns changed dramatically during the pandemic. In March of 2...
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Hi all,I am a rookie investor, have been managing my duplex for 1.5 yrs. However, recently have been assigned out of the US for work and I'm not able to keep up with managing it while out of country.Other investors in...
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Here is quick situation. MFH went on market. Few days later it was under contract. Buyer did inspection and then cancelled so property is back on market now. In the MLS, the inspector's report is attached showing deta...
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For those of you who practice holiday gift-giving to tenants, what ideas do you have for a gift? To start:Gift card to a neighborhood restaurant or coffee shopA book (about what?)Gift card to an airline (e.g. my tenan...
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I am new to real estate investing and as a traveling medical professional, I have experienced renting with mid-terms rentals and would like to own one. Does anyone have suggestions for good markets for medium term ren...
As a beginner investor I was overwhelmed by all the help that was offered to me. However it eventually became apparent to me that most of the people I had been talking to were actually turnkey providers trying to sel...
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Hey Everyone. I'm currently collecting rent by meeting with tenants at the property or a neutral location. What is the best and easiest way to put this online? I see a lot of websites out there. Does anyone have exper...
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Hi all, I hope someone has some good suggestions for a possibly missing tenant situation. We have a tenant who moved in just before May 1st. We did lots of due diligence - past landlords, personal references, confi...
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Those on VRBO know there was a mess with the payouts for months. It got fixed in January and they sent an email out apologies etc... I was receiving my payouts on time in February.
The past 2 payouts are not coming...
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Hi! I’m new-ish to real estate with two properties. I have 100k and want to start a “real” real estate business. What would you all start with? And in what city? Curious...