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Alright, so it might not be "breaking news" but it's news to some. So many of the threads and forums I’ve read since joining BP in 2018 have pushed the power of leverage and maintaining a high LTV to boost your ROI a...
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Hi Everyone,I am new to the Philadelphia area, however, am looking to get into the lower end renting sector of the city. I have a good network of two investors one with around 10 properties in lower end parts of Phill...
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Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...
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There are some new discount property management companies that charge 5-6% (instead of the more typical 9% in Utah or California) and have data showing that they keep vacancy and rents the same as the 9% alternatives....
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Hey all,I've been investing on my own for a while and trying to break into the multifamily and apartment space. I'm in a mastermind that has people with good knowledge and I'm educating myself as much as I can, but I ...
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I have a pair of tenants that are known by all tenants as the drug/pot dealers but no one is willing to testify.Before they moved in, I checked their background and they had nothing bad. I could not talk to their prev...
Quite often I hear people talk of seller financing as more of a last ditch resort when disposing of property that one might not be able to sell any other way. I'm sure that many of you have come across these kind of ...
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I’m a real estate investor based out of Los Angeles. I have been doing it for ten lovely years. However, what I am about to say truly pierces my perpetual LA pride. You couldn’t pay me enough money to invest in Los An...
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Hello! I'm new to the RE investing world and I'm seriously looking into buying SFH and/or multi-family that will end up being rented out.Just to give some quick background about myself, I'm 26 years old and currently ...
I believe I'm in the right forum here... I have two questions. (1) Based on my goals and the information below is my home worth renting out, and (2) If not, can anything be done to improve the numbers and situation?
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