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My “why” for started in this business is to financially support my daughter college tuition, room and board plus books and other expenses associate with college. Later expands to annual cruise travels and vacation hou...
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My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...
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I own a 2/1/1 that I bought and rented two years ago. When I bought it the 2/2/1 house next door was vacant. Nice shape, newer roof, and now that kids have broken in for me - I have gotten to see that it seems to...
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Read this: https://www.newsweek.com/landl...Different states have different laws, but I wouldn't throw away items of value! If it were me, I would have placed these items in storage and only returned them when the Ten...
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I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:
How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?
Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...
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I have a scenerio that I have not experienced before, and doesn't even have any written rules against this in my lease agreement.
I have a single family residence 3/2 in Fort Lauderdale that I rented out to several r...
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This is my first off-topic thread (I think) and I am starting it because I think it has a valuable lesson for newbie BP members who want to make it big.
As you guys know, I travel a lot internationally and, as a resu...
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I've been taking some aggressive action in my market at the advice of BP and others. I found a property that, when repaired, could be worth conservatively $600k. It's a Victorian style triplex with a 4 bd master u...