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I bought a house in a small college town with a severe lack of hotel capacity. I planned on using the house from time to time myself, then letting friends and family use it for free, and then renting it as an STR when...
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I currently have a Checkbook IRA that I invest in Mortgages.
Since I started the process I have had some issues with the company that set up the IRA. They are not the Custodian but only a representative. Once...
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So my partner has 15 years experience in rehabbing, flipping and wholesaling. He gets deals purely through referrals. However, we partnered up to step it up and put together a budget of $10,000/month in marketing. ...
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I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases. This is obviously eating into cash flow! ...
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I wanted to briefly share my experience with a COVID related cancellation I had. I had a guest cancel their reservation made through VRBO a few weeks prior to check-in due to COVID. I have a 60 day cancellation poli...
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Short back story - Became debt free after paying off $30k - Currently have $25k saved - Have been doing research, listening to podcast, read the book on rental property investing by Brandon Turner, and became a ProMem...
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I am a newbie and want to get into real estate investing. I have read a couple of Brandon Turner books and the only experience I have with real estate is the purchase of my home 8 years ago, which was a short sale. I ...
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Ok, I'll state up front I don't think this is likely but I find it an intriguing conspiracy theory. Basically, the theory goes like this. Last time, the hedge funds knew we were in a housing bubble and were betting a...
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I'm at my 4plex and a non resident walks past me, pulls out some keys and opens the main entrance and then into an apartment.
I was dumbfounded.
I hesitated to do anything right away... The tenant is brand new on a on...
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I got a judgement about 3 months ago and contacted the debtor about 2 weeks after the judgement to start collecting. I emailed him yesterday and offered to set up payments or to reduce the debt by a certain percen...