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After silently watching the BP forums for about a year, I'm ready to find my first investment property. There are a couple of houses on MLS in the West Chester, PA and North Wilmington, DE areas that I am interested i...
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There was a recent question posed in another forum asking investors what they look for in a Realtor to work with.
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Hey everyone,I am currently an investor in Columbus, OH (where I am born and raised, and currently living). In the last few months, I've gotten this wicked urge to get the heck out of Ohio- at least for 3-5 months dur...
My dad has a self storage facility with:
1) 15,000 sq/ft warehouse (no environment control)
2) 2,000 sq/ft office with 2 bathrooms and 4 rooms 3) 16,000 sq/ft drive up self storage4) about 40 parking spaces
All o...
I've seen multiple debates surrounding Dodd Frank and am feeling very lost. Some passionately feel investors should back away, while others feel there are still creative solutions for desperate home owners. Looki...
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Hi, everyone! As I've gotten more and more experience in this world, friends and family have asked me how they can work with me. Many have money, but not the time or desire to do this on their own. As such, they've as...
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In a competitive market, you would expect real estate commissions to get competed down between brokers. For reasons I don't understand, commissions stay high across all brokers at around 5% to 6% per deal. Can som...
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Hi guys,
I know it has been asked in many different ways before but I am looking for a more specific answer. My question is: Why have an LLC when you can just get an umbrella policy for 'x' million dollars on your pro...
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I'm renting out the other side of my duplex and there are 3 people on the lease. One of them just called and said he can't afford rent due to job loss and will be moving out. He said he's looking for a sub-lease alrea...
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As you may be aware, the City of Asheville (about 2/3 of Asheville is in city limits; the rest is under county jurisdiction) has had strict STR regulations in place since 2016. Basically, you can't STR an entire home ...