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Story time! I purchased a long term rental in 2020 and shortly after my first tenants lease was up I came to find out they up and left, breaking the lease, and leaving me with a ~$10K bill to get the home rent ready a...
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I am in the process of evicting a tenant and just got a notice from the power company that the power was switched into my name. This is almost surely because the tenant didn't pay. Can I shut off the power since th...
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Hello BP,The problem is this: We refinanced in our home in late November and since then we have found a 4 plex to purchase. We were planning on moving out of our home and into the 4 plex to house hack for a year, whil...
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FYI , Stay away from FLIP AND FAST LOANS LLC. On the initial phone call they will approve you for 100% closing cost & 100% rehab, tell you they need a fully refundable $2,000 commitment fee wired that day and it w...
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I have two properties in a college town in South Carolina, that are rented by students, and have been managed by a property management company since I've owned them. I"ve let the management company know a month ago t...
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Hello all. Has anyone come across any good management companies in St. Louis. Looking to invest heavy in the area. Wouldn’t mind hearing what you guys think of the city. I see a lot of potential.
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Hi all,
I’m hoping to get some advice from those more experienced in real estate and property management. I have only owned a home in Texas for 1,5 years, and my family and I may be relocating to another state...
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This is an article I wrote last year, and has received more attention and likes on BP and LI than any other article I've ever written. I wanted to post it again, driven by a recent message I received from a gentleman ...
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Hi BP folks,
I could use some more experienced eyes on this.
I bought a fully rehabbed "turnkey" property from a turnkey provider in a Midwest city 7 months ago. A tenant moved in 5 months ago. I just got a notifica...
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I was hoping that I could get some advice from the collective about a question that I received from a prospective tenant today. I am in the process of renting out my third investment property and I got an email from ...