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So my wife and I are reaching our saving's goal for our first STR investment property. We have around $25k saved up for initial money, and will soon have over $12k for emergency funds.How are you dealing with fears (i...
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To those of you currently investing in California, what are the most important factors to consider when analyzing properties? I'm looking for things that are specific to CA that I may not already know: specific laws, ...
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Hi,I am currently in discussion with my neighbor to purchase a 4-unit building in Chicago (Logan Square). The current layout of the building is 2 floors, with 2 units on each floor, and there is an unfinished basement...
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Looking into a lot that my wife and I love, but comes with some deed restrcitions written in 1985 that include:- liveable area cannot be smaller than 1500sq ft (we want something like 1300)- no poultry whatsoever - on...
Ok so I am buying a property that will need a roof repalcement in the near future 6-12 months but who knows to be exact? I checked the attic out and there are no leaks or any signs of it potentially damaging other as...
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I have a question regarding the Fair Housing Act's Familial Status.The intent is to prevent anyone from refusing to rent to or give preferences to people based on their family status...single vs married, with or witho...
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Since moving to Branson, Missouri from the UK 5 years ago, I wanted to share some reason why I personally invest in the area and as a local Realtor, serve many clients from all over the world, educating them on the re...
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Top of the afternoon BP family,
I’m a newbie who recently came across a formula on how to budget for CAPEX. It says that I should take the cost of the repair and divide it by how many years it will last and divide t...
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[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working. When they notified me it wa...
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Since I have gotten into RE and doing pretty good with it I find myself looking at all my toys ( boats, extra vehicles, 4 wheelers, gun collection, etc ) thinking to myself I should sell all of it and invest into more...