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I live in California and currently rent. I am considering whether to buy my first home or continue buying properties. Rent has been increasing as such a fast rate that i'd rather be spending on a mortgage than this. F...
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Has anyone had luck finding a insurance provider that offer any type of coverage to help with the replacement cost of expensive items such as A/C units or boilers? I have heard American Modern offers something along ...
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I'm talking to an apartment owner with a pain point. The property is in a great area (C+ OR B-) location. The owner prior to the current owner signed a 20 year section 8 contract and the section 8 contract won't retir...
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I'm talking to an apartment owner with a pain point. The property is in a great area (right outside Fountain Square ) location. The owner prior to the current owner signed a 20 year section 8 contract and the section ...
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What is better for passive income? 4 plex with an additional 7,500 sq.ft lot next to build or a 4 bedroom, 2 baths with 2 acres of land? Price difference 250k from one property and the other.
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Possibly a question for appraisers - does anybody know how much an elevator should increase the value of a home? The only other access to the main floor of the home is a 17 step staircase. It is located in the hill co...
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Hi BP community, anyone noticing the 10 year US Treasury yield lately (tied to the mortgage interest rate)? It is now breaking above 2.5% and if prediction is correct it will rise further in 2018 (steepening yield cu...
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Sites I foundhttps://libertyrent.com/pmcs/https://www.theguarantors.com/https://www.insurent.com/landl...The services charge tenant upfront fee and will insure the rent payments. Anyone have experience using service l...
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NEWBIE ALERT: I am under contract for my first ever home and it's duplex (non-BRRRR). From an aesthetics perspective, what are the go-to renovations and supplies needed to be done and is there a particular order to do...