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Hey all!I'm turning 30 next month and have been thinking about getting into investing for years. I made a crappy deal and lost some money a few years ago and now I'm ready to try again. I was laid off from my job rece...
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Phoenix investor looking to build cash flow portfolio in stable Midwestern city - Kansas City is my current choice. Specifically looking for >1.5% RV ratio, and strong COC returns in decent neighborhoods to diversi...
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Hello All,I decided a few years ago that I wanted to get into the real estate business by buying and holding rental properties. Over the past 4 years iv managed to save around 150K. I live in Massachusetts near Boston...
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How do lenders choose the appraisers? I was told that lenders cannot simply pick whoever they want to now. This was different pre 2008. Could some mortgage lenders out there weigh in on this process?
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I read the "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" and will be completing my first flip in 2 months. With the profits I would want to reinvest in a rental in a more affordable market and all my research has lead me to ...
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I'm a new investor based in Dallas, Texas, currently working in IT and heavily invested in stocks. I'm keen to diversify my portfolio by venturing into real estate. Having read extensively on the subject and listened ...
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I am looking into some options to handle tenant maintenance and especially emergency calls. I have just over 100 units now and want to create a reliable and scale-able system for these calls (and emails and texts). ...
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http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/technology/airbnb-...from the article"This week, Los Angeles started to take action against rent-controlled apartments that have been illegally converted into short-term rentals The cit...
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HiI have had a few times where my tenants get locked out and call me to ask for keys. so I was just wondering what type of lock out policy to add to my lease. Please let me know how you handle this and share your thou...
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Hi All,Currently renting property in Fresno, CA. Tenant moved in in 02/01/2015 and lease won't end until 02/01/2016. However, on 04/01/2015 tenant told me that she probably want to move out because of the work issue a...