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So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...
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I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...
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Hi everyone:I have a no smoking clause in my lease agreements, which prohibits the use of the recreational marijuana. However, a tenant recently informed me he has a prescription for medical marijuana.I haven't been a...
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I have a gut feeling that a prospective tenant is supplying false information on the application. The landlord was "glowing" about her as a tenant. I tried a free phone lookup to confirm the number belongs to the na...
My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...
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I have some work needing done that requires permits and the contractors aren't licensed in the city where the permit is needed. They want me to pay their license fee and a fee for pulling the permits and putting their...
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My ex and I divorced back in 2012 and I did a Quit Claim Deed leaving him the house. My name is still on the loan tho. He recently passed away and the new girlfriend is going to stay in the house and said she would ma...
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Hi,I am stuck with Lead affected property for over one year, it is marked lead affected by health department in Youngstown, Ohio. Without fixing it we can't rent and also no one wants to buy. only thing i want right n...
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I rarely jump into our politics forum, but this has me shaking my head. All I have to say is:
Are you serious????? :roll:
I'm just completely confused as to what is going out on planet earth!
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Okay so my commercial real estate brokerage business is great. While I want to make investments what I do not have a lot of is time to devote for a return because that is a JOB.
I do not like hard money loans for len...