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My name is Dave,I have been doing land development for the past 10 years in rural Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Texas. Most of the land development I have done revolved around surface improvements. While ...
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I'm reaching out to see what best practices, behaviors, tools, etc. will help me find the right markets across the country for different investment strategies?
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Hello! Newbie investor right here! My brother and I were looking at the San Antonio TX area for our first rental purchase but do have concerns about the pandemic especially with the current news about the COVID spike ...
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Hello! Lurker of several months here, first time poster. Currently own 2 homes - we live in one, rent out the other. My question is unrelated to rentals, however. Somebody please let me know if this is beyond the scop...
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Hello Landlords,I am planning to manage this rental from next lease renewal (3rd renewal, starts from March 1st, 2022 - Feb 28th, 2023) onwards. Current rent is 2180$ (tenant pays all utilities approx ~150-200$). This...
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Hi there, when my family and I travel, we simultaneously use that trip to look at potential investment properties. I was wondering, are any of those travel expenses tax deductible?
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Hello everyone,I live in PA and currently have 1 $200,000 mortgage on my house that worth around $370,000 right now on Zillow. I also have another long term rental property that is already paid off that worth around $...
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How does everyone handle getting a deposit to hold a property for an applicant? I have a tenant moving out at the end of the month. I listed the property when I received his notice and I have a qualified applicant rea...
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I'm about to make an offer on a 2 family home in Ansonia, Connecticut. If this offer is accepted this would be my first property that I will be attempting to wholesale. The owners are motivated. They initially asked...
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When is the best time to ask your new / possible future tenant for a background check? Is it before you interview them? After you interview them? Or after you have showed them your rental?