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It's hard to keep up with all the exciting things happening in our market!
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The real estate market can be characterized by 4 phases. Here I will breakdown each stage in the attempts to help us all become more savy investors.
Phase #1 - Recovery
- characterized by high vacancy rates a...
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Hello everyone,
I came across a deal for ~50 units of small warehouses (each 700-800 sq ft) and leases are around 1 year each. Is this typical to have 1 year leases and be treated more like a residential rental? Al...
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So I'm a new buyer and the area I'm working in has a vast amount of Meth and Heroin bust and things like that. I have not yet bought anything and obviously good renter screening is the best way to avoid this problem b...
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One of my friends recently asked me for advice, and I want to make sure there's not something I'm missing or a better option for him.
He and his wife are renting a property that his parents own. They are paying $1,1...
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Many long-standing vacation markets link permits to properties, which makes them transferrable. i.e., once you have one, you own a hospitality asset that can be sold in the future as a business rather than a "home". i...
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I have not had this situation but I keep wondering if a tenant doesn't pay the rent how does a landlord even get it on his credit report. I don't have a professional property management company - do everything myself ...
BP!Do you have any experience with hiring contractors locally or out of town with homeadvisor.com? Would you recommend it or do you prefer another site (eg angies lists)thanks!
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Hi BP community,My friend is doing a house hack in southern California and was wondering if there was a good way to share/secure common items that could be shareable. For example, there is a Keurig coffee machine - sh...
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Does anyone rent washer and dryers to section 8 tenants? I have the clause in my lease and section 8 approved the lease. They are now questioning the charge for the machines. I have a rental with a different section 8...