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How important is a landlord reference to you when screening tenants? How much do you value it compared to a credit report, income verification, background check?Have you found landlord references to be very helpful fo...
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I'm an investor in California and have bought in Stockton and Elk Grove. I read the deals in other parts of America and we don't get anywhere near the ROI as other parts of the country. I typically get a cap rate of...
Hi everyone, I have a question for all of you today regarding bird dogging. So since I may be nearing a close on some deal, how would I make sure that I actually get payed? Is there anything I should do like a contrac...
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I am a 23 yr old young professional working in Healthcare. I want to try and get into being a landlord but buy properties up as i go. I want it to be something that i can someday retire fro...
I'm considering investing in a duplex that I will owner occupy. The duplex was built in 1991 and is priced at 285k with an assessed value of 255k. The listing agent said that the price was set where it's at because ...
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Do you have any experiences with Chicago demo court ? I have a property that's a good material for flip…but I would like to find out if the demo court is really tough to work with. Basically I would not like the situa...
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Hello everyone! I`m in the process of buying my first rental property with tenants living in the house. What would be the things to do before closing escrow when it comes to inhering tenants in investment property? An...
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Hi everyone,I’ve found a multi-family property in North Linden that I’m interested in purchasing for a buy-and-hold investment. Before this, I’ve come across several older multi-family buildings that lack central AC (...
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Hey guys, My wife and I are under contract on a condo in Kihei that is vacation rental approved. It took a lot of research and contemplation before I was able to convince myself that paying a 30-40% premium for a cond...
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I have done 2 house hacks. They have decent cash flow, but cash flow isn't super important important to me in my investing journey right now. I'd like to build up some equity, but I'm struggling to find value-add prop...