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Craigslist is the go-to site in the Bay Area for rental listings, so I have always used that as my sole online posting, then some signs at the property, and some around the neighborhood. Only using CL was my mistake!T...
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I'm looking into purchasing a duplex strictly for investment purposes (not going to be a owner occupant.) Currently, one side of the duplex is vacant and the other side has a tenant on a month to month lease. If all...
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Looking for some guidance on how to navigate the pet fee world. I'll be using petscreening.com and am trying to figure out if I should be doing a nonrefundable pet fee at move in PLUS the monthly pet rent or should I ...
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Hello Real Estate gurus!I live in Chicago and have a condo unit in Scottsdale. I currently short term rent it; however, since the short term rental market is flooded and demand has gone down it seems, my strategy is t...
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Just thought I'd post this for any landlords deciding whether to spend the energy advertising an apartment this close to Chrismas.
I have small 1BR units, clean, safe and inexpensive $675 plus utilities, in a...
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I'm working to rent out my first Section 8 home in St. Louis. I've posted the house on GoSection8.com and gotten quite a bit of interest. In my portal, I'm able to look at "Prospects." There are two details I have que...
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I'm trying to come up with some ideas for my landlord sense he's older than I am. I just don't think he knows what to do. any way. My land lord rents apartments out to a lot of people who pay the 1st months rent and t...
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New investor here trying to stay in my local market (Dayton, OH).
Since I've started looking for my first deal I've come across a few section 8 properties that seem to pencil, but I'm a bit loath to jump into that ki...
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Newbie Here,Just got off the phone with an agent who says that in the state of Virginia it is required to have a signed "Exclusive Right to Represent Buyer Agreement" before he shows me any homes. Now I have no probl...
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Hi, I’m new to “legit” landlording and I’ve been reading through The managing rentals book. I do have a question that doesn’t seem too clear to me in the book. Does every potential tenant go through the full applicati...