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Well, I had been a residential landlord for many years; I understand cap rates and what to look for, so when I started looking at an office building as an up leg I searched through the U.S. in most major markets and ...
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I sent notice to a previous tenant on making a claim on their deposit recently. I sent the notice via Certified Mail to the address the tenant gave me. The tenant was not home at the time of delivery of June 20. USPS ...
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Hello all,I am brand new to the BP forums, but I have been listening to BP podcasts for about a year now. Like a lot of people I have listened to in the past year, I am currently looking to start investing by buying ...
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I have a program that allows high-equity property owners to sell a fraction of their properties' eventual sale price to buyers, simulating the sale of home equity. After quite a bit of work, I've got the investor side...
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So this story actually starts about 5 years ago. I lived in Los Angeles and was looking to go to a four year to finish my degree and one of the criteria i wanted was someplace i could afford a home and that was growin...
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This is a newbie question - what service do you use to accept rent money when you're managing the property yourself? We're using a property manager right now for the basement apartment we just created in our house. It...
Back at the end of April my partner found a property on the MLS they thought would be a good rehab. Of course I was skeptical because the MLS tends to be pretty picked over but we checked it out because she is smart a...
Back at the end of April my partner found a property on the MLS they thought would be a good rehab. Of course I was skeptical because the MLS tends to be pretty picked over but we checked it out because she is smart a...
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Hi everyone!I evicted non-paying tenants in March right before COVID.I moved their belongings (obvious crap, like 20 yo sofa or non-flat screen TVs) to the local storage (spent over $1200 to do that and notified forme...
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Many first-time hotel investors can recall the same advice being handed down to them time and again: Acquire something with low risk and a good reputation, like a franchise. If one has the financial means and right bu...