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How many of you keep an operating budget for your rentals? As crazy as it sounds, I just realized I don’t often consciously budget future expenses. I often do look backs to see what my actual expenses are and keep in ...
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Anyone heard of Bavex Lending before? I came across them in a FB group for REI and thought they had a good deal on long-term financing. 5.5% recourse 30-year term for LLC. Everybody else asks for at least 6.5% and 2 p...
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What is a good general strategy for thinking about when to refi a rental property to pull out equity that you can use to continue to scale your business? Are you doing it based on time and the current financial produc...
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Has anyone ever used digital locks for long term rentals? Any learnings from that? Was it worth it or were there more troubles than expected? Any brands you recommend?I'm looking to replace the locks in our new units ...
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I’m a 9-5 employee looking to make a short term rental be my next investment to take advantage of offsetting my w2 income with losses (depreciation or otherwise) from the Str. I currently own a fourplex with enough sp...
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I am new to investing and plan on buying my first residential multi family property late this year. I am 23 and want to build a portfolio using a long term buy and hold strategy. By year 30, the majority of my investm...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $370,000
This is a property I am living in and renovating, getting small rental income as I live here. After renovation...
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Looking for a bit of advice on how to handle this situation. I just bought a duplex a 6 months ago and inherited the upstairs tenant. Downstairs was vacant, I cleaned up the apartment, screened and screened and got ...
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Hello all! I am a managing member of a multi-member LLC that currently invests in SFHs using a BRRR strategy. We are early in our business life but also have full time jobs that we are contractually tied to long term,...
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Hi,I want to invest in RE for passive income, and I have $100k to invest in. What would be the best strategy?I found a turnkey duplex for $165k which will give me passives income $600 per month after all expense, but...