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I've seen some conversations on BP recently regarding balloon payments, refinancing, and interest rates, so I thought I'd share a short article I wrote for my firm regarding forward commitments and how they vary betwe...
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Hello BP. I am looking into section 8 in Illinois in Will county (Joliet). As I was looking up the HUD advertised rates I have noticed in 2016 through 2018 the amount has been dropping. (Example 2 bed rents in 2016...
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Has anyone had experience with Rocket Lawyer? I need to form an LLC.
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Regarding this insentive from IRS, I have a deal I am working on where I will be buying a 2 family and renting it with one tenant doing a contract for deed agreement to buy the property.
I am asking for 10k up front ...
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Hi,
I'm currently in the US from Australia, investing in Real Estate. WE are fairly new with this and are learning lots along the way. I'm writing a blog about our investment travels, what we are learning, our success...
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I know this topic has been discussed previously but wanted to get a fresh prospective. How do you handle tenant washer/dryers.
1. Dont include a washer and dryer with the unit.
2. Dont include a washer and dryer but ...
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Hello,Long story short: Tenants didn't pay last month's rent and damaged carpeting with smoking (prohibited in lease) and other stains, left significant junk to be cleaned out and some other damages. Prorating the n...
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I am looking at an empty big box store in a shopping center to put climate controlled self storage in. Zoning allows it. It has a large enough sf that it should pencil out (napkin math says its at least worth doing nu...
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So glad to find out about BiggerPockets from a fellow new investor! I've recently gone through some fantastic training, and I'm very excited to dig in and grow a real estate business. It's been a dream of mine for s...