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Hello BP!I have an international language school near one of my properties and am receiving student applicants who are also foreign nationals. Any recommendations on how to setup the lease (directly with the students...
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Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...
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I was a real estate agent for about 3 years until I was offered a job that I couldn't resist working from 8:30-2pm everyday with two little boys at home and very well paid so I let my REL expire. I am now about to in...
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Hello friends, I have an off market property under contract in San Antonio I need some insight on. Summary:Out of state owner, wants to retire and cash out rental property in SA.Under contract @ 125k. If we find a wa...
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I'm looking into owner occupied duplex purchase. Right now, list prices are between 350 - 400,000. Rents are about 1350 - 1500 for 2 bed 1 bath units. I'm currently looking at a 350,000, would put 20% down. With both ...
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Two years ago I purchased this beautiful three story 10 bedroom brick foursquare in the North End of Hagerstown, on a historic tree lined street (Oak Hill Ave). I purchased at 305k with a 60k down payment from the pro...
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I’m working on a portfolio that’s a mix of buy & hold and fix & flip in Houston- I’m considering getting my own real estate agent license to increase my knowledge of and access to what my agent has been doing ...
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I have an opportunity to invest in a commercial property and need some help. This is the backstory. My grandmother's trust is attempting to liquefy all of her assets. One of which is a commercial building th...
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Hello everyone,So one thing I've started doing recently is running different imaginary real estate deal through my head and on paper just to tory and get a sense for ways I could use the different real estate investme...
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I understand this rule and why I must use it. BUT, is there any other criteria that should be consider? Do I ever go down to 1.75% or say (rent x 55) for example? OR is this the 2% the minimal I should ever use.
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