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Hey guys!So I had a goal to buy my first home by the end of this year. I spent early morning and late nights stalking Zillow, and, in early October, my diligence paid off and I found what would be my first property!- ...
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Hello AllHaving completed a 1031 exchange there are some important lessons i learned. I haven't read about them anywhere so just wanted to share with you all so that you all could be cautious. 1. 1031 company - Title...
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Things have been slow trying to build my real estate portfolio through single family and small multi fam. I'm looking at a lot of opportunities, but after I run the numbers, I'm not really finding decent CoC returns a...
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I'm curious what everyone does to protect themselves from lawsuit when investing in rental properties.
I see that just about everyone does an LLC, but looking around on the internet, I also see people talking about t...
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Hi everyone, this is my very first post on the forum. My wife and I live just outside of the Boston area and are thinking very strongly about renting out our primary residence and moving abroad. I’m wondering if it is...
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Hello all,
I am a relatively new homeowner renting my condo out for the first time. I placed my ad on Craigslist and have listed with brokers. The problem is I have no bites from potential tenants.
My building has a...
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Hey Everyone, I’ve read a few posts where people have mentioned various things they had to fix for their rentals, including appliances and I wanted to offer my two cents. If you are a landlord, I would HIGHLY recommen...
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I asked a broker to quote a refi for one of my properties both as a rental and as a primary, to see what gives. The only difference was the interest rate on the rental was 62.5bps higher. I was anticipating a higher r...
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-I've been reading a lot on here about how to handle security deposits when it comes time to assess damage and determine what is normal wear and tear and what is "damage" that can be charged against the security de...