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My goal here it to have a step by step reference guide for myself and other beginners.I’ll start from the beginning as far how I think step by steps should go for investing in rental property with a conventional loan...
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Hi all,I'm relocating to Chicago from Pittsburgh in the near future and face the obstacle of a sharp increase in cost of living. Does anyone have any advice on reasonably priced areas in which to rent that would be ap...
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I'm interested to purchase land in Joshua Tree, California.
But I have concerns about the cost to develop raw land out there and if any permits are required.
I am planning to place a tent on a deck and have a sept...
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I have my first property under contract and my loan officer has been working with me for a couple weeks. She has the contract stating I will purchase under my LLC, however now she is saying underwriting considers it ...
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I am looking at getting started in the exciting world of real estate, and after exploring many of the pros and cons I think wholesaling would be a good place to start. One of the questions I have had a hard time findi...
I am looking into purchasing an REO, rehabbing it, and holding on to it as rental for a year or two and then selling. I plan on using private money for the deal, in this case a good friend of mine's self directed roth...
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REI:
I talked to a very successful investor/CPA who told me to forget about LLCs and instead set up a Fictitious name(also known as Doing/Business/As), which is less expensive, a lot less paper work at tax time, and ...
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Hello everyone,I wanted to see if any one uses a tool for collecting rent that is free and that can be integrated into a website. I have heard of Cozy as a great website for collecting rent with no fees; however, ther...
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3x this week I had to go to an STR and unlock the door. The D.F.'s left the key inside when the left and locked the door. I'm thinking about hiding a front door key around the house in something that is not the mail...
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Just received an email from RentMonitor.com. They are closing their doors on Dec 16th. For the landlords with less than 10 properties, who do you recommend?