Choosing to pay utilities seems antithetical to most advice I've heard, but hear me out.My husband and I just bought our first investment property. I am a nurse, he is a surgical resident. As the one with more free ti...
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Q1-Can HOA force enter my condo unit's front door to access my rear patio for some non-urgent maintenance-like inspection, painting or coating?Q2-Is there a way to block HOA from direct entering my home from my front ...
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Thank you for the warm welcome I received in my initial post, this is going to be a great group, I can see already. Maybe you all can help me get creative here, and kick my out of my over-analysis paralysis I tend to...
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I have a home available for rent and have a prospective tenant that says he has a pitbull as a service animal. I usually charge a pet deposit and monthly fee, but from my limited research, believe I cannot charge for...
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Alittle about: I’m 33 y/o and have always worked in health care trying to save money build my credit while educating myself on real estate. Since the being of Covid I’ve been able to travel around the US working as a...
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Hello BiggerPockets community!BiggerPockets is working on a piece that will share all relief programs that might be available to Americans (disaster relief, financial relief, unemployment, medical, etc). Please let us...
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I am 24 years old, I am currently still finishing up an undergraduate degree in pre-medical studies, but I am trying to gain experience in home improvement renovation and real estate in general. I have always had a va...
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The power of the land contract and the cash out refinance: In 2014 I was driving down Ecorse in Ypsilanti, MI and came upon a hand written for sale sign in front of 317 Ecorse a 14 office suite building, 9,659 SF buil...
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Can someone talk to me about the pros / cons of partial interest ownership ? I have the opportunity to purchase 50% of a small, four unit building, which I intended to live in myself, occupying two units. However, ...
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Sometimes it takes creative thinking to find the opportunity in a transaction. See how $24.80 was turned into $15,540 with a little time and know how.Owner financing is a frequent “go-to” solution for hard to finance ...