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My wife and I "fell" into renting out our prior residence after we bought/moved to another home and a neighbor asked if we were interested in renting out or old one. We've since had the same “great” tenant for over 3...
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I'm always curious what kind of tips/strategies people have who do income real estate rentals as a hobby, by hobby I mean you have a full time day job, and you do it on the side. How many can someone successfully man...
so, couple months ago i settled multiple unsecured credit cards and now finally they are reporting as closed (by the consumer) and settled (for the amount agreed; a few say for less than the full amount, though).my fi...
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Looking for advice and a starting point. Would you do a 25 unit or 50 unit multifamily as your first deal? (I currently have 2 rentals, but they don't really count because I have a PM manage them)Beyond the "you need ...
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I'm managing a 24 unit building in the rougher part of town (its Fargo, ND so its not that bad). I had a tenant call to report he saw a few roaches and sure enough he's got them. Even was kind enough to catch one so w...
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Has anyone here performed their first deal using a self-directed IRA?I've got about $15k in an IRA that I'm hoping to do my first deal with, and I also live in an expensive part of NJ, so I'm thinking of out-of-state ...
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Hello, my partner and I are looking to purchase a home. He is a first-time buyer and is eligible for an FHA loan, I am not as I currently own multiple investment properties. That said, we want to own this home 50/50, ...
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Help! I think our personal residence may be holding us back. We are on the hunt for our first brrrr property and we will be using private money loans for the down payment. We are hoping to acquire upwards of 20 proper...
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Hi All,Here is my scenario. Please let me know your thoughtsMy tenant originally signed for a 13 month lease in Arizona: starting from Apr 2019 to May 2019. Now she broke the lease, citing safety issue (due to a guy f...
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Hi BP family,
I just acquired my first rental property and the utilities need to be under my name or the PM company. However, the PM company charges at 10% markup fee while paying these utilities during vacancy. I w...