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Tenants add me on FB - do I accept? Why or why not? Thanks again guys
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I use the security deposit (and the first month's rent) as a test case to see if the potential tenant will be able to pay rent on time. If they can't come up with a security deposit and 1st Month's rent prior to w...
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Well now it's getting real. Put an offer on a house in Prescott, AZ (red hot market like so many others right now). My intention is to go Short Term Rental via VRBO or similar. I have to makes some decisions in a sh...
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Happy New Year BP Community!As some of you may know, the North East has been experiencing record breaking cold. This has been especially true in Saratoga Springs, NY. One effect this has on my property is that I canno...
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What's your opinion on house hacking with AirBnB?
Here's the general idea of what I've experienced as a guest in San Diego and Vancouver.
You stay at property that has a guest house. We retrieve the keys from a lo...
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Hi guys!I posted in here a while ago looking for advice on a buy and hold property in San Diego. After a good deal of looking around, I finally settled on a place in Mira Mesa. The seller has accepted my offer and I'm...
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Hey all, this is my first post on BP. It has been a wealth of info so far, so I figured I would ask for your input about my possible first time home purchase and becoming a landlord all at once!
Here's the situation....
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I'm following up on an ad that has a duplex listed FSBO.
The price is $30,000.
Gross rent is $5,000 on each side a year according to the ad, leaving gross rent @$10,000 a year...
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I'm currently working on my prelicense right now and was wondering what advice agents would recommend to someone new.
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Hello,
I have just begun to start searching for my first investment property in the NW Twin Cities metro. I'm curious what property management companies in the Twin Cities area BP members have had good luck with? Wha...