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Hello All,Thinking I should start the pre-approval process in order to purchase a property using my VA Loan benefits. Did you guys look for the best rate? A lender that was local? VA loan specific lender? Bad experien...
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Is anyone doing STRs exclusively for 28+ days?I have an STR in Mesa, AZ, and got a longer-term tenant from January through February who is paying me close to $6k per month. This is about $1,500 more than I get with th...
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The topic has been discussed a million times in a million different ways but I have an opportunity to purchase 4 small 3bdrm homes for around 115k. They are in a economically depressed rural location and will be HUD p...
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I am a young entrepreneur and I am thinking about starting a property management company here in the Charlotte Area. I have everything in place to kick this off early in 2017, licenses, insurance, web developer, and ...
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You might have heard this one before... A small town in a beautiful location, with an under priced real estate market, gets swamped by investors who bought up all the property to rent to tourists. Sound familiar? It i...
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Hi Folks,
I have a cabin in the Smokies, and we have a "no pets" rule. The Airbnb listing says clearly that if you try to sneak in a pet you will lose your security deposit. Well we just got a guest that I can see in...
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Hello everyone. I'm a long-time real estate agent. I did 1 seller financing for a client 4 years ago and have done 11 lease options, but they were all pretty easy.I have a buyer who needs a couple of years to work o...
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What is a good general strategy for thinking about when to refi a rental property to pull out equity that you can use to continue to scale your business? Are you doing it based on time and the current financial produc...
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We recently purchased a 12 unit property with no vacancies. We have good tenants as far as I can tell except one. We have a hoarder. Three of the tenants have a lease and we're getting the others under contract. The o...
Hi Everyone,Does anyone invest in Greenville, NJ? I know it is not the best area.I just bought a two family right near the Danforth Ave light rail station, and I have considered getting my license for a while to help ...