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I am looking to purchase my second investment property. I currently own two houses both purchased within the last couple years as my primary residence, I bought one then year later bought second to move into so only p...
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Quick question: what Home Owner insurance companies are you all using for your properties? I havent had any good things to say about State Farm. Any suggestions?
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I had a tenant move out at the beginning of September. She only gave me a 5-day notice that she needed to move. I typically always sign a 12-month lease which would have expired at the end of October. However, we end...
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First Time Homebuyers and Government Programs
This is good news for all of you first time home buyers out there. The government programs available are phenomenal. These government programs are intended for low to mo...
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curious how folks set up their reserve accounts? do you use something like certain number of months of gross rent (i.e. 3 months gross rent) or # months of total expenses or based on expected capital expenses or some...
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Does anyone ever tie the rehab contract with your contractor to the buyer's inspection? For example not paying them the final payment until the buyer's inspections gives the final approval?
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How much of the security deposit should I retain for having to paint a few walls? I had a tenant move out after 13 months. They moved in with newly painted walls, left the dirt. Would this be considered normal wear an...
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On another forum, someone raised this question. I decided not to respond to that post, because I don't want to be accused of getting political in an inappropriate forum. But since I am on the poltical forum...
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Hi I am looking to buy my first rental property. I have about ~150k to work with. I wanted to use delayed financing where I can buy a property in cash first at a discount and then refinancing it later, pulling out my ...
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Hi All , I need a tax strategist and CPA. I am based out of NJ but am open to working with someone virtually. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance-Brendan