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Hello,
I'm from San Jose, CA and am interested in finding long term buy and hold SFH rental properties. I'm new to all this, so maybe this isn't the right strategy, but I'm not looking for multi-family or a lot of ca...
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I am new and have been researching real estate investing and am very excited about starting. My question is: Can you put together a successful real estate business in a rural Montana area and what are best strategies?...
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I've been reading the forum thread(s) on Tulum, but they date back a few years, so I wanted to get some current insight into the market as we are considering investing in a Condo/Hotel project there. The property woud...
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Hi All. Has anyone restored or renovated a historic home or one in a historic district? I landed a great deal on one and the bones are pretty solid. It was built at some point in the 40’s and everything is in really g...
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In the state of Indiana is the following a legal itemized listing- I sent these to my previous tenants and they are disputing it
First letter:
I am not returning any of your deposit. The house was left in a horribly ...
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Anyone ever had any experience with using wooden counter tops...Have seen this on Pinterest and seems really cheap (50 bucks total) but is it durable? They are using 2x10s and 2x8s and staining them different colors....
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You can make A LOT of money running a Short Term Rental, but we know the horror stories with guests damaging your property is never fun.
When listing your property on VRBO, I highly recommend utilizing their damag...
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What have you learned to always look out for when reviewing seller financials? Maybe you learned this the hard way by missing it on a previous if deal. If so, share a little about learning the lesson.
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The current home I am working on has a Wood stove and wanted to know if this has ever caused an issue with one of your properties. The one that is there is kind of ugly and I was originally going to replace it with a...
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I'm a new investor and working on rehabbing 1 bedroom apartments in a 12 unit building. For the kitchens I'm able to salvage the cabinets thank goodness but not sure about upgrading to granite vs going with Formica. I...