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Well, Minneapolis and Saint Paul decided last night that 99% of Nobel winning economists just don’t know economics as well as they do and decided to adopt rent control and save the cities. A 3% maximum rent increase e...
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Dear BP,I'm attending my first REIA event today and it seems like a scam. I'm a bit skeptical when they are throwing stories of $$$ left and right. Any thoughts?
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I was just looking at a property and was amazed that the property taxes are so high!The house is on the MLS for $56,000 and the taxes are $6460 annually.Checking past tax amounts showed that in 2011 they were $14,498 ...
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Hi, I want to run some numbers by you, and see if my purchase would make sense. I live in NYC so I`m trying to be creative with my approach. I will be managing this property on my own, and do fixes on my own. Here you...
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Hi all,Thought it was about time I officially introduced myself. Been lurking the forums for a while, but the time has come to break the ice and take the plunge. Seems like a good place here with lots of like-minded f...
It's important to read what it covers and what it DOESN'T cover:
The person has to prove they can’t pay the full amount because of loss of work RELATING TO COVID-19
The person has to make every attempt to pay rent...
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I do not know if I am just getting older (Im gen x) and more jaded or if it is a red flag, but I hate it when I am looking to hire someone or have hired and they in a convo about said work tell me that they are "helpi...
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Hey BP folks -New investor here looking to close on my first deal. I've sifted through a huge pipeline of deals and have narrowed it down to two. The most promising one is a brick ranch 3bed 1.5 bath...1300 sq ft thro...
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My section 8 tenant is a c-tenant, always pays rent late or failure to pay for a couple of months. His lease expired last November and I haven't renewed it because I've been thinking if I should. Here're my questions:...
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Market is strong and continues to improve. Everybody likes speculate on how long the rally will last, how much steam is left in the market, and how bad next crash or correction is going to be. It is entertaining but l...