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Hey guys, about 4 months ago I bought my first investment property (a duplex), and i currently have it managed by a separate company (for multiple reasons). I am now looking into buying my 2nd property and want to sta...
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I evicted my tenants last week for non-payment of rent. They were out at 5pm Monday night. My Realtor went by the house yesterday while FaceTiming me, and they trashed the place. Literal garbage everywhere, carpet I r...
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Every person will be different, but how many properties have you found to be manageable to manage by yourself? At what point did it become too much along with your full-time job?I'm planning to buy 10 rentals over th...
I just finished a BRRRR in Seattle WA.I did cash-out refi’s on my 3-plex and 4-plex, pulling a combined $168k out. Both properties still cash-flowed well after the refi’s and the 3-plex has zero of my capital left in...
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Fellow Investors: After six (6) years of renting out properties, I still haven't yet figured out the best way to mitigate those tenants who fail to keep an eye out for the occasional leaky toilet flapper for which som...
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How do you personally calculate the cleaning fees?I've been running into this lately in my STR analysis. I have talked to PMs in the area and am told the "cleaning fee is a pass through cost" - I understand that the g...
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I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...
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So, my tenant is complaining about the range in a rental unit. The complaints are:
1) Oven light does not work (oven does not have a light at all)
2) Oven is dirty (Shouldn't the tenant be responsible for keeping th...
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Hello everyone,My partner and I, began marketing to property owners in NY area, looking for motivated sellers.As expected we received 2% response on our second campaign, but almost no motivated sellers.With that said ...
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Hi everyone,I'll get straight to the point. I've worked a number of jobs over the years (all kinds of manual labor, listing agent), but have always been interested in real estate development. Why? Without going into t...