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Hello,I would like people's opinions on whether home warranties are beneficial or not? I have had OneGuard for the past year and had a pretty poor experience. They either do not cover the item that needs to be fixed o...
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How did I do on this deal?So, I decided to purchase a second rental property. The property I found was a SFH on foreclosure auction. The price I finally bid was $76k with approximately $4k closing and buyer's premiu...
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I thought it would be a great learning experience for newbies and pros to post your recent direct marketing results on this thread. I'll go first:
Last night I sent out my first direct mailer. They were yellow letter...
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How do you deal with getting tenants to contribute to water, gas, and electric if there are not separated meters in a multi-unit in Philadelphia?
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Does anyone know a great source for phone calling scripts for various aspects of real estate? I just brought a few people on board who will be handling qualified leads and am looking for "Subject-To", "Seller Financin...
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Greetings.
I own a property in the San Diego area. I rented it to a tenant a year ago on a 2 yr lease. The existing lease has either 11 or 12 months left.
All was well until about 2 months ago when this women’s do...
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Question. This is my first rental. I've rehabbed and installed a new central AC. It is having trouble keeping up with the gulf coast heat. I had it checked out and it is operating normally. I added attic insulation bu...
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I am a relatively new investor that has gotten my feet wet by using my own savings to buy my first deal. The deal was just okay, and now that I have the education of how to actually evaluate, buy, and rent a single f...
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Building up a nice portfolio but feel like I'm being nickel and dimed to death!
I take pride in my properties...I want them to look nice, be safe and efficient which translates into good tenants and less headaches. ...