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Hey all,I know the countertops question has been asked quite a bit, but wanted to get some answers from people who have installed butcher block (Ikea specifically) in their rentals and how they have held up.My kitchen...
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Hello BP members. I'm looking for advice on how to refinance a SFH in Milwaukee. I purchased the property for 65K, but the most recent appraisal came back at 45K due to so many foreclosures in the neighborhood.
The...
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Among the means at your disposal for collecting leads and growing your quick-turn real estate business is establishing a farm area where you do business on a regular basis. This is a technique used by many different t...
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Hey all,
Im from Montreal, Canada so your local market might or might not reflect the reality i see here, but ive been noticing a trend while searching for rental property: it looks like the further away u get from a...
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The Federal Gov’t has two more interest rate hikes scheduled for Sept. and Dec. this year. We have already had two. Both had an immediate effect on most markets across the board. How will this effect the R.E. Markets ...
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Hello People,I am looking at putting a MHP under contract and would like to have some advise on how to value it correctly; the details to hand are s followsa) 34 unit MHP (15 of them are POH ) asking $350Kb) Total Gro...
Question: I am taking out a cash out refi on my condo that I had originally paid in all cash. I've read that the interest from the cash out refi mortgage is NOT tax deductible UNLESS it is used for improvements for th...
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Hi All, Been lurking for a while and this is my first post. It has been a while since I have made a purchase but want to get back in the rental market but feel like a newbie at this again. My current goal is to look f...
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With many corporations now supposedly considering work-from-home as the new normal, what do you think the effect will be on real estate?
Will residents of studios or 1 bedrooms now want to move up to larger units? W...
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HI all, Here is my question/concern. I currently own a town-home which I live in and rent out the 2 spare bedrooms. Recently one of my roommates flooded the toilet in the upstairs bathroom and now there is damage to t...