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Well- despite all of the advice against it, I hired one of my tenants to do some basic property management work. He wanted work and I needed some help - pure and simple. You know how hindsight is 20/20? Well, I'm goin...
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so i implied for my first loan. It looks like i would be approved for a 170 thousand loan, but i need to have the 6000 in funds for a down payment. I dont have it and they won't accept friend's gift, it has to be a fa...
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There are only a few remaining markets where real estate investors can get double-digit returns on rental property. There are even fewer markets where you can get high cash flow AND high appreciation. Thankfully, we k...
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I was informed today by my property manager that he keeps all the late payments when tenants pay rent late. Is that the norm or should I contest this? I know it could probably go either way and depends on what is in t...
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I'm in a crux about what to do on 2 rentals. I've never raised the rent on both properties since the tenants moved in. One tenant has been there 5 years and the other nearly 7 years.I would like to start with a prelud...
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I am in Canada and interested in having a vacation property in the US for short term rental in a long distance/far away market from where I am living. I am interested in having the STR property fully managed by a tu...
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I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in.
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...
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Hi thereI bought a townhome in Oceanside, California back in 2016 for 445k. Its 3 bedrooms/3.5 baths in a gated community and a 15 min walk to downtown Oceanside/the beach. Id say its worth about 590-600k. I have gr...
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How can someone scale up in multi family from single family without syndication and partnerships? ( I’m not talking about 2-4 units)
I did the partnership thing when I first started out and I can assure you that I wo...
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Hi everyone. I am new to this site and new to real estate investing. I am currently reading books and trying to learn all I can in a short period of time. Reason being my wife will be laid off in about 4 months and...