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Hello,I live in the San Francisco bay area and my question is if you have the capital would you buy your home first or would you buy a rental property first in the bay area? Our goal is eventually have several rental...
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Hello All,I purchased my first home at the age of 23 (after selling my Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to fund the down payment) and have been buying and selling real estate on a small scale ever since. I love creating "ne...
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Reaching out to all Property Managers out there.
I have a self-managed portfolio of SFRs in multiple locations. In each of them I hire a realtor whenever I need to find new tenants. They take calls, post ads, arrang...
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We are searching lenders for our first property and are having to finance using our llc in order to protect my pension limits on earnings. My question is how do you account for future interest rate hikes down the ro...
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Hi, I recently closed on a SFH in northwest Denver that was built in 1898. In general the home is in good condition with the most notable exception being the windows. All the windows are wood, single pane and origina...
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I know you can do bandit signs to market outside on busy intersection, but with everything being online now a days, I'm sure there are plenty of ways to market from your computer, as well as other street techniques.. ...
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There are so many challenges when trying to achieve something as difficult as starting your own real estate business and making it successful I often find myself seeking some help/guidance on an on-going basis.
I oft...
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Just a slight twist on the emotional support animal (ESA) question. I'm aware that I can't turn anyone down or charge a pet fee for an ESA. But what can or should I do if a tenant just moves in a ESA without telling m...
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Hello all,I am a real estate developer who has for the past 10 year solely focused on develp build and sell assets. I am now looking at a few deals that we will develop and then keep them in a GP/LP relationship. I a...
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Hey all. I recently decided to drive for dollars on 20 properties I wrote down that were distressed, as I’m looking for my next deal. I called an elderly couple who said my timing couldn’t have been better. They had, ...