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I am a newbie in real estate area and looking for passive income sources from Rental Properties. I currently live in NY so would look for out of state option only. Being a Software Developer by profession, I...
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Hello! We invest in single-family homes in Southwest Washington (State), and the SFH I'm writing about is located in Vancouver, Washington.We have a tenant (a mother and two high school age children) that have been e...
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hello, I will try and keep this short and to the point. My husband was forced to take an early retirement at age 58. He has cancer in his spine that 6 months ago caused him to be pAralyzed from hips down. So then I q...
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I have been looking it the protest going on around the U.S. and it sparked a couple questions in my head. My cousin who is in NYC tells me it is more serious than what is shown on T.V. I have seen videos show how cele...
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We have been negotiating with a seller for a piece of land we intend to develop (if purchased) in Texas for several weeks now and I don't think we'll get a contract. We are gearing up from a procedure standpoint to b...
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So I was having a conversation with another newbie real estate investor who wanted to make sure he was taking all the proper steps before approaching his first deal. He tells me he was talking to someone he met at ...
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Hi All-I'm about to conduct my first rent increase and I'm looking for suggestions on how to create a letter that is polite, yet accomplishes the task. The tenants are good people but I want to stay reasonably close ...
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This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...
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I am buying a duplex and inheriting a tenant that has been there for 4 years, a single mom. It seems she is usually late with rent payments but catches up within few months. She is otherwise good tenant and keep her u...
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Hello BP world,One of my tenants ask to pay her rent late because of a death in her family. How can I sympathize with her and also be stern about paying on time. How should I say it without coming off inconsiderate? P...