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Syracuse has been popping up as one of the best markets to invest in right now and for good reason. The property prices are very low, the job market is picking up, property appreciation in the areas outside of th...
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Hello all,Not sure if this should go into Personal Finance or not. Anyway, question is as stated - does your hard money loan count negatively towards your DTI ratio? I am wondering specifically in the context of if y...
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My tenant texted me to let me know that he is experiencing kitchen sink being clogged.I’m not familiar with the pluming work but I would like to give a try. He lives there 6 months and he told Drano didn’t work.Did yo...
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Hey guys -
I need your help. I just spent a fair amount of money to demolish and rebuild a patio in my back yard. My contractor poured it while it was raining and then covered part of the patio with plastic sheetin...
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we have had a good, but picky, tenant for seven years. He has a lot of requests and most are reasonable. The three year old air conditioning went out today (Sunday). We got in touch with a repair company. They sai...
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I have several conventional mortgages on rental properties I own. I'd like to keep buying, but the banks are saying too many mortgages and debt to income doesn't look good (they go off tax returns, not leases for inco...
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Hi Everyone,In a lot of the books I am reading, as well as some of the podcasts I have listened to, many landlords have talked about adding a clause to their leases to give anywhere from $25 to $100 a month back to th...
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Hello BP Nation,
My partner and I recently closed on a hard money loan to acquire additional properties, and are now working on the exit strategy. We have been purchasing properties since 8/13 and now own 23...
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I was called over to a property today due to a report of low water pressure and a leaky pipe. I went over to check out the situation and the leak was a quick connect adapter on the water heater. I had it replaced two ...
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Hi Everyone :)
How did you decide if you wanted to deal with rentals or flips?
Ideally, I like the buy and hold strategy but may need a couple of flips to raise capital to purchase rental property. I pl...