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Hi All -I'm looking into getting my first investment property (a duplex in St. Louis, MO that I'm going to live on one side), I'm struggling to have deals pencil and I want to make sure it's not my expense load causin...
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Hey Guys!This is my first time posting an analysis on here, so please let me know if I'm on the right track. It's for a duplex that I plan to live in, but in my calculations I'm renting every unit (so, as if I've mov...
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One of my tenants recently moved out. The place wasn't trashed, but seems like they did no cleaning when they left. Visible dirt/dust on almost every surface, trash (including Q-tips) left on bathroom floor, toilet no...
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Hello fellow investors,There are expenses that come with single-family rentals. What are some estimates you use to determine your net rent after expenses?I live in Sacramento. So far, my expenses include the followi...
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Hello,
We currently had a tenant move into one of our rentals mid September. We prorated the month of September so they could move in right away and made arrangements for them to pay 1/2 of the security deposit in Se...
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Hello all,I'm looking to get some feedback from people who have made a practice of buying occupied rent-ready small multi-family properties.This is my niche of choice, and despite what I consider to be my best efforts...
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Unfortunately, I have rent one of my property to this person. They represented themselves as self-employed business person for house showing. And they signed lease, and moved in this April. However, things got worse...
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I started another thread about this, but now it's taken a new twist.
I had three roommates living together paying $850/mo. (total). One of the roommates moved out with little notice in mid October.
I was prepared f...
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Hi guys, just wanted to ask a quick question. I had an issue with an ex tenant who trashed one of my properties around 10 months ago and I knew this property management (PM) company was not looking after my tenants so...
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Austin Business Journal released an article this morning titled "Austin City Council moves to tighten reins on short-term rentals"Political Significance: City council voted to approve an amendment to be drafted to Cit...