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Hi,
Had the wonderful opportunity to hire my first employee this year. I have also now had to fire her. Has anyone been successful in avoiding paying unemployment? My employee lied, cheated and stole from us...more th...
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I leave the Home Depot and realize I missed a call on my business line. Oh well, it was probably just someone looking to sell me SEO again. Of course, I still listen to the voice mail when I get in the truck, and good...
I have a tenant in Mississippi who is refusing to pay rent because it took 2 weeks for a broken exterior door(a small chip at the very top of the glass on the door) to be replaced due to contractor delays. I contacted...
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Hi bigger pockets family! I have two single family homes in Philadelphia, currently rented, so far all good. Funded purchase and rehab largely with cash. Value of both $280K, I did pull $75K out of house #1 to fund ...
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Hi All,
How does a tax assessment work when you close on a property? I called the union city, NJ tax assessor and he basically said that they assess any home that gets purchased. My realtor is saying that’s not the c...
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2 weeks ago my business partner and I closed on a 4-plex. Needless to say it was not a seamless process. By the time we finally closed instead of feeling excited we just were relieved the mess was behind us. This was...
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Got an update from the city on the proposed Residential Infill Program including some updates and some links that I wanted to pass on:What is this project about?Residential Infill Project is updating Portland’s single...
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In my most recent property the tenant had so much stuff with her and the area has some issues. I put in the lease that i asked the tenant to get renters insurance which she agreed to but i never asked for confirmation...
Hi all - welcome your advice
I'm a first time homebuyer with a husband and 2 young kids. We've been looking to find a duplex with two homes on a lot, and the environment is very competitive at this moment: at lower p...
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Hello, community!I am about to close escrow on a large commercial building here in Northern California. The non-profit owner/occupant was facing foreclosure and so they listed the building at a very aggressive price p...