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Hello everyone, I am looking to get into REI and am taking a hard look at my financial and credit situation to set real goals that will help me purchase my first property. Although I haven't been analyzing my finance...
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Thanks in advance for any insight on this idea/situation. trying to keep it simple.
Bought house in 2010 for sis-in-law & family (they lost theirs).
Rent is great, they pay on time. House has gone...
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Hi all,I've thus far been fairly lucky with tenants in my two SFH rentals, but did have one bad experience. We had checked with our tenant's last landlord, and while she did not lavish her with praise, she didn't say ...
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Hello, I live in Japan with my Japanese husband and two children. I am from America. My husband and I first started thinking of investing in real estate over 10 years ago when we first got married. I'm embarrass...
I am comparing between buying rental properties or investing in REITs/real estate ETFs. From my understanding rental properties are better to invest in most ways financially. My specific situation is that I work in F...
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I'm in a bit of a pickle right now trying to decide how to go about denying an applicant. I know the laws in British Columbia that landlords need to following regarding discrimination, but I'm kind of stuck with what...
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I asked the same question in the renters forum. I am hoping to get landlords' perspective on this issue. my spouse has a felony where adjudication of guilt was withheld. theft in the workplace for a small amount but l...
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man... i have been studying, listening to EVERY single bigger pockets podcast, read Brandon's books and i have annoyed most of my friends by just talking about Real Estate and how much it just MAKES SENSE but i cannot...
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I am renting out my home for only the third time. My last tenant went into arrears and didn't pay their last 3 months of rent. I want to get the home ready for rental May 1st, but there is still a lot of work to be ...
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Hi BP, my tenant asks if she can keep her sister's dog while her sister is away. She offers a fee. The dog is a bitbul 3 months old. The apartment has 6-month old carpet and freshly painted. The tenant just moved in A...