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Hey all! I'm not sure if I've come to a crossroads or a dead end in my real estate investing journey. My wife and I have been building our portfolio over the past few years via house hacking and we're at 17 units curr...
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California county bans landlords from conducting criminal background checks for housing!https://www.foxnews.com/us/cal...
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I'm a new landlord, haven't even collected first rent from tenants yet on a 3 unit in a city of about 100k population. Neighborhood is rough in an ethnically diverse section, but property price and rents seemed good. ...
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A tenant I have who is problematic wants to add their mother on the lease. I don't have to do that correct?
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Perhaps this is a better topic for a blog post, and perhaps I'll do that. But - is there a bubble or isn't there? Should we keep buying, or shouldn't we?On one hand, prices are outpacing income growth. On the other ha...
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Hey guys - we just started renting out a unit and have someone who is interested but refuses to do background checks (says: I am not applying for a job - why should I do a background check). He claims to have sold his...