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I've heard it a million times, "never rent to family." Being the naive person that I was -- possibly still is -- I didn't listen. I rented my condo out to a family member in 2013. By early 2014, I noticed their rent p...
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I have been doing some research recently on property management software and I was curious to see what the BP community thought on the subject. From my initial finding's it seems that Tenant Cloud and Cozy are the mai...
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I have been living in Las Vegas for 9 years now and have been actively researching the real estate market here for at least 4 months and SFH seem to be where I think I would be most comfortable with having a rental. A...
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I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...
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I'm nearing the end of real estate school and will be taking my state exam in mid-July. I've been reading @Scott Trench's book, Set for Life, and I'm bought into the concepts. The problem I'm having is... figuring out...
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I'm not sure of what my opinion is on this, and would like to see what others think on the matter.
Here on BP, the mass majority of advice and articles are focused on cashflow. I see the obvious benefits of cashflow,...
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Hi fellow investors. I haven't been on here in a while. I am trying to research different ways to use investor money. I have heard of folks using other investors selfie directed IRA money to invest in realestate and a...
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The 15 Essential Items Every Short Term Rental MUST HAVEWhether you're listing your space on Airbnb, VRBO, Homeaway, or with a professional property manager, you will need a whole bunch of items that guests expect to ...
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this is the letter i send absentee owners . tell me what you think: