Hi Everybody,
My name is Olivia, and I'm in the Chicago area. I'm a lawyer and I'm starting a real estate investment business with another lawyer friend of mine. I'm just digging into how to get started with ...
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Hello guys!Please help!I have a new tenant w/ children who relocated in the area for a job promotion. From the day she moved in she's been complaining about the smallest things(its been 2weeks); one blind missing roll...
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OK...this is NOT just because I am a sucker for time travel stories BUT...this forum thread will hopefully HELP both beginner and experienced investors alike. How? By openly sharing the mistakes that each of us have m...
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Hi, I've moved out of state and turned my previously self-managed rental in Baltimore into a property managed rental after the tenants moved out. As part of the process for getting a new tenant, they sent a contractor...
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I recently bought two 4plexes for a pretty sweet deal. 100k. Both are in a small town which is why I got the deal, and are mostly 1/1s. Both are converted SFH and have a single meter, so the old landlord was paying fo...
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I have a tenant (2 adults, 2 children, 1 dog and 1 car). So they have been living in this 3 bedroom 1 bath home for exactly one year. 2 weeks ago the tenant texted me saying they want to renew the lease for another ye...
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I've done a lot of investigating and found that if there is one thing that will kill a real estate investor, it is CapEx. CapEx has been dubbed the "Silent Investor Killer" because many investors don't a lot enough to...
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I've given my tenants a direct line to call me in the event of an emergency. For all other issues and concerns, I have an answering service to answer tenants calls. The call is toll free so there's no cost to the tena...
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My question is based on:
A lower rent is an appealing feature to most tenants.
So if the advertised rent is lower-than-market I would expect the pool of potential tenants to be larger.
A larger po...
Hi,I was hoping to get some advice from BP members. I love this site and have learned so much already. I've always been interested in real estate and would love to get started with buy-and-hold investing. I want to ha...