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Allow me to catch you up to speed before moving forward. My career path has been more crooked than a hunchback lawyer. I began like most; working odd jobs throughout high school. From grocery store cashier to pizza de...
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Hello,
I'm just starting out and about to rent my firsts apartments, just bought a 4 unit currently under renovations. I'm just wondering, how do you guys collect your rent?
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As everyone knows it costs a lot to turn a unit between residents. Therefore it is recommended you do everything possible to retain the better tenants. Do you have some specific items in place to retain these tenants?...
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I am a relatively new landlord (1.5 years) and encountering my first major issue. I bought a duplex January 2021. The first floor unit had oil heat and I wanted to change it to gas. There was nothing wrong with the he...
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Does anyone know the best way to get my personal credit score from all 3 agencies?
Ideally, I'd like to get the score for all three agencies and then be able to monitor changes on it for the next month or so. But it...
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Hello BP world!My name is Dylan from NJ I am excited about everything I'm reading on the forums and blogs from all you great members. I am preparing myself for my first investment and pre-approve myself for a mortgage...
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Hello,I just had my first vacancy in a 4 unit apartment building that I have owned for about two years. It is located in Los Angeles, fairly blue collar, strong rental area a few miles west of USC. The building is s...
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HI everyone: I keep on going back and forth on this but want to ask others who have made moves in either direction this year (or gone down the route of paying off properties early in general). The higher interest ra...
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This is the After:This is when we bought it:This is going to be an in depth write up of the work we completed on my first flip, located in a wealthy suburb of Detroit that will hopefully net us around $150k (eat that ...