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Hi everyone,We recently purchased a duplex in Ohio we are going to owner-occupy and we are looking for any advice you all have as we become landlords. I’ve read the Book on Managing Rental Properties so I feel like I ...
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What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...
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Hey everyone. I’ve been listening in on a free webinar every day this week, with lessons on cash buyers, sellers and how to make offers. All week I continued to hear about VA’s (virtual assistants) and how important i...
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Good Morning BP,
I have a question about reserve amounts. When analyzing deals, what do you budget for reserves? do you withhold a flat rate amount, or do you withhold a percentage of the gross rent? Currently I am ...
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I'm a new real estate investor and have been spending some time over the last few months to learn and build up my network. I met an investor in my local REI club that needs some additional private funds to grow hi...
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Hi BP,I have an interesting situation going on at a Philadelphia rental property. Long story short, my father in law purchased several rental properties in Philly years ago under my husband's name. But apparently he n...
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Hi BP Community, First and foremost - thanks for reading this. It means a lot to someone like myself who has just recently started on his journey. I'll cut to the chase. From all of the applicants I have for this SFH,...
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Is there anyone specifically who can say they own multiple condos and are successful in this? It seems that their is a lot of red tape involving the condo associations that can cause issues in cash flow. I'm just curi...
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I am considering selling one of my least desirable SF rentals and moving that equity to an apartment deal. To this point, I have personally only invested in 1-3 unit properties. I have done a number of 1031's, so I am...
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My wife and I used cash to buy our first property. We have completed the rehab and have the property leased for 3 years at 1,100/month. House is worth $100,000 and we have $49,000 invested. I have called 7 to 8 banks ...