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I took a plumbing class recently to be a more informed landlord. The teacher said that water heaters should be replaced at the end of their warranty (often 10 years) and not to wait until there is a problem to replace...
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I sold a rental recently and will have a sizable tax hit at the end of the year. I do not have any taxable stocks to sell at a loss to offset the capital gains. I’m still looking into solar panels for the primary hous...
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Hello, Bigger Pockets colleagues! This is my first post and it's a question I've been wanting to ask for a long time. I keep reading about investors purchasing properties in need of major work and completing all renov...
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I have a 6 unit apartment building 2 miles from downtown San Antonio. Within the last year I have received multiple offers from investors. I have 5 years to pay mortgage off. I owe 49k, and receive $2500 in rents whe...
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Okay - so here goes. I have two single family home rental properties that I am selling because they aren't cash-flowing and am looking at using the equity and a 1031 exchange to possibly get into some mulit-family ho...
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Hi all, I have an opportunity to get a 1970s mobile home for free! The home needs quite a bit of work. I'm talking roof, siding, and an entire gut job on the interior. My thoughts are to remodel this and put it on a n...
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Rookie investor here. I am 34 years old with 3 little girls. No debt besides my mortgage and the mortgages of my two rentals. I own 2 single families already that I rent out and have saved the last few years to invest...
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I obviously like preforeclosures with 2 loans, to be able to short the second one and create more equity, but havent found a solid method to find homes that have 2 loans. Right now I am just relying on luck from peop...
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I am in the process of purchasing my first rental property and am looking for any advice on what to anticipate as a new Landlord. I have done some online research but am interested to hear firsthand what things I shou...
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Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
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