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I'm currently communicating with a local large bank, hoping to get a loan to payoff a current terrible mortgage on my house, rehab, and probably flip. What I like about this bank is that once I got on the phone with ...
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For those of us who are passive investors 2013 brings new federal gross rent tax of 3.58%, thanks to Obmacare. It is one of the myriad of new taxes passed by the Social Democrats. How are other passive investors of th...
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Hi,My first time in 5 years of Real Estate Investing that I had to evict someone. So the process is new to me...The tenant was recently locked out (11.28) and their Petition to Restore was denied. They owe me over 5K...
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Two weeks ago I was successful in evicting a tenant who stopped paying rent when COVID hit. It took over 5 months to get the eviction because the tenant is incapacitated and ill. Family members moved in to take care...
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I am saving up to jump into the real estate investing world. My plan so far has been long term rentals, but, recently, the idea of short term rentals crossed my mind. I think it would be really cool to own an AirBnB i...
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