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Hey everyone,I'm Ricardo from the Netherlands and starting my first investment adventure. Since my wife is American we're looking into the options to possibly start investing in the USA instead of here in Europe. (als...
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I own a condo in MD. I leased it for two years, but 9 months in, the Condo Association sent a notice that I had to terminate the lease at 1 year. I immediately notified the tenant so they would have plenty of time t...
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l am trying to learn more about tax information and determine exactly which expenses are deductible and which aren’t. Specifically, fences, gutters, landscaping, to make the property more competitive for rent.
Also, ...
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Hello all,I've been following these discussions for months. So much great information here. I'm slowly learning and building the confidence to get started in real estate investing. As a military family 3 children, 2...
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Hello Bigger Pockets worldMy name is Joe Beilke and I am Firefighter, Realtor, and Newbie Investor. I join Bigger pocket a few months back when my wife and I decided to no longer allow the Salary bribe control our li...
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I am a property manager for my Dad's properties. None of my tenants know our relationship and all communication and maintenance requests go through me. I have an issue with a tenant, complaining that we aren't fixing ...
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We had a guest that report they were bitten by a bed bug, which they killed and didn't have its remains to confirm if it was or was not a bed bug. In response we did a deep clean on the unit and couldn't find any bed ...
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so, this evening as i spoke to my wife about a property i have found that i am interested in. We got into a deeper discussion about managing rental properties/goals/etc. I think she actually had a really good idea.she...
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For accounting, I use Rentec Direct, which allows me to keep track of all expenses and then prepare reports for all of my properties.The information the system exports seems like it is most of what is needed to prepar...
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Hello everyone,
My wife and I own a mutli-family home and purchased it in February 2022 for 495,000. We put 5% down using an FHA loan and currently have an outstanding balance of 450,063. We opted for the FHA so we c...