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I am looking into house hacking a duplex. Originally, I was going to use a FHA loan. Most recently, I have found out about the Bank of America loan. This loan requires only 3% with no PMI. Since there is no PMI, I ass...
I am planning on putting my single family full renovated luxury home on the short term rental market and would greatly appreciate any positive/negative experiences, input, advice from hosts utilizing a S.T.R. property...
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I've put the trafficmaster allure vinyl planks in a few homes now - the version with the grip strip edge. We just has a tenant from the first place we did a year ago let us know these floors have warped, bubbled, and...
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/double-digit-rent-hikes-are-on-the-way-2011-01-13
A perfect storm is brewing for rents to rise.
Some highlights:
"Multifamily developers broke ground on just 114,000 units in the Un...
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Is the auto industry big enough to create ripples in RE markets? If so, why? The UAW just escalated the "stand up" strike to 38 new locations. This includes everyone already striking. This affects thousand of UAW memb...
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I have an LLC and would like to contract some of my less productive jobs out to a company like upwork.
For what they charge I could hire locally to single mothers and other struggling people in my community.
I nee...
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I have contacted 3 banks that have refused to lend on a property because there are no comparable properties in the area and if the appraiser can't appraise it correctly, they can't lend. I'm just curious if anyone ha...
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I recently closed on a property in Belair-Edison that I planned to BRRRR just a few weeks before things started developing with the coronavirus. I had not begun the renovations yet and wonder if I should proceed or fi...
My roofer is not interested in coming to discover the leak in my roof. The cooler guy has been here twice, and again says it's the roofer needs to come.
What should I do next? The roof is less than a year old. Ther...
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Hi, fellow investors! Please help me to understand how much rehab do I need for my new property.
Formally, the house is move-in ready: everything is functioning. But it was built in fifties, and the inspection report...