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I live in Virginia in the metropolitan DC area. I have dealt with many real estate agent trying to buy property or involved with friends or family in their purchases. I noticed that just about every agent has nice l...
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Hey everyone, hope y’all are doing alright. My tenant just moved out and she left 38 small holes in a room. Should I and could I take their security deposit or portion of it? What would you do? She also lost one of th...
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Hi folks, I'm interested in buying 1st out of state property since CA is too expensive. Looking to buy SFR or small multifamily (2-4 units). Need financing or I can do HELOC out of my own property. Price range is bett...
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Make Sure You Get This One Right
By Niels C. Jensen
There are those who sweat over every decision, worrying about how it will affect their lives and investments. Then there is the school of thought that we should f...
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In the last month or so I’ve received tenant applicants that would like to supply their own credit reports? I have always ran their credit report and charged them. I use my own company that I work with. I hate to los...
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Hello Bigger Pockets world! My wife and I are new to investing, and we are looking to invest long distance in Baltimore, MD. We are looking for advice for long distance investing from experienced investors, any guid...
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So I bought a 4plex in Michigan back in September and hired a handyman who only had positive reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, etc.
He seemed pretty trustworthy at first and I hired him to get all 4 units rent ready...
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Hello, everyone! I have been reading like a mad man, and I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of financing, renting, selling, controlling the properties you buy and a variety of other techniques and investm...
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Today I have ended a 3-day roller-coaster relationship with the HML DoHardMoney. They advertise 100% cash to close with only $3000.00 down.You need no experience, they perform no credit check, and the only interview I...
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Hi all, just starting out and looking to buy a duplex in the Cottonwood Heights area near Salt Lake City. Could anyone tell me what the CURRENT cap rate should be in that location? More general question is HOW do I ac...