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This is my first experience as a landlord and really don't think I've handled it well. My first big mistake was I got to friendly with the tenants.Mistake number 2 is the first time they were late with the rent I l...
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Hello everyone, I am a newer agent and during an open house I met an investor from the Bay Area of California who is looking to purchase rental property in the Central Valley. I of course do not want to waste his time...
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When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...
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I have an offer on a house which was accepted and due to close next week. Today the law office emailed me to let me know that because the current seller acquired the property in a tax sale there is a "tax deed" on the...
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Hello everyone,I was just curious...I've been reading a few rehab descriptions lately and I see granite countertops mentioned quite a bit--so (currently having little knowledge of such things) I'm going to assume gran...
Since doing a deal or walking away sometimes involves a gut versus head call and you wind up in shoulda, woulda, coulda land anyway ..... How often do you regret *walking away* from a deal? Or do you just make the de...
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Hi All,I'm planning a move to Charlotte, NC in June 2020 to get out of LI and experience living somewhere new and exciting like Charlotte especially with its thriving real estate market. I am looking to buy my first p...
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Hi all! I am close to purchasing a property in upstate New York with a friend. We are planning on employing the BRRRR strategy and want to outline what our plan is for generating capital for the down payment of our ne...
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I found a property on Zillow and ran the asking price numbers through the BP calculators and came up with $439/month cash flow at 39% ROI. Both BP and Zillow agree on the rent estimate and it doesn't seem out of line ...