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I'm currently looking for a realtor who understands the investment side of real estate, and I'm talking to 2 or 3 of them. Is it unethical or in poor taste in any way to go on a first round of tours as an "interview" ...
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For those of you that own vacation rentals, do you know of where a person can find the data on local markets related to VR? Such as rents, number of units in an area, vacancy rates, etc.?
Ann Watkins
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I got a newbie question.
If Property Management Company can pick the right property, take care of it and tenants, and everything related to the property for ~10% fee, then why doesn't everyone do it?
Maybe many peo...
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We have a farm in the NC mountains with 4 vacation rental cabins. Our local rental management company take 25% and we pay for all listings on VRBO/Homeaway/TripAdvisor/Flipkey, photos, videos, etc. They only take 10% ...
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Do you pay for flyer design? Why or why not? If you do, how much do you typically pay per flyer? Do quality flyer designs help properties sell faster? Are there any other benefits?Also, where do you get your flyers pr...
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Just wondering, does anyone on BP make money from RE, but actually acknowledge the simple points outlined in this site:https://www.caare.org/The site clearly and concisely absolutely exposes all of the worst things ab...
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So, my tenant serve me with paperwork that he wants me take me to small claims court over his $1200 security deposit, after all repairs were made, I gave him back $250, but he wanted pretty much all of it.
Could anyo...
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OK. I hired a guy off of craigslist to do my HVAC work, since the other estimates from actual HVAC companies were absolutely ridiculous, lowest quote was $8,500. I had him sign a contract stating that he was licensed,...
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Hi guys,I am getting ready to invest out-of-state since I am focusing on buy-and-hold positive cashflow properties and I live in NYC, which isn't good for that kind of thing. I am fully willing to accept a lower CoC r...
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Hi Everyone,Investor here looking to divest out of one (in-state) market and into another (out-of-state) market. I'm looking to place about $5MM into a market with 50% LTV (~$10MM purchase). I'll be in a 1031x and w...