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Hi everyone, I'm currently in the market for performing institutional first position notes, but I'm not sure where to start. I have Dave Van Horn's book and have listened to it twice, but when it comes to actually tak...
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Hello, I was curious who on here is working towards their first deal, and what kinds of hurdles they are personally experiencing in getting there.
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I was given an exclusive lead on a apartment complex purchase and the numbers appear a bit tight. Please help!This is a 20 unit complex within a mile of my house... I'm committing the bigger pockets cardinal sin becau...
I own a SFH in California which I rented out October 2018. Since day 1, the tenants have been contacting me on a daily/weekly basis requesting repairs.Some of these repairs are warranted (replaced the water heater, fi...
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I guess my question is how accurate do you find the 50% expense rule?
If you gross rents are $2500, a margin of error of 10% on your expenses would result in a $125 difference in cash flow. This might result accepti...
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Sorry if the below sounds like a rant but this is starting to drive me bananas.I've been looking to set up some asset protection as I have 11 buy/hold residential rental properties that are scattered across 3 states, ...
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I think its pretty safe to say that most people have their own opinion on the level of screening that tenants require in their market. Most people would run a credit check and possibly a background check.
Personally,...
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So I recently graduated college, and I am moving to Fort Rucker, Alabama for flight school. I've been looking into buying rental properties in Montgomery since it's a decent size city only an hour and a half away to t...