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I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zoneâ€. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...
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OK, so you've done all your screening, the tenants look good. No bad reviews from previous landlords.Tenant drives up in a nice new clean car and has good appearance. They move in, then comes the first visit 6 mont...
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Some friends of mine are selling their houseboat. They've put a lot of time and money into it. It was their home and a place for them to do meetings and small retreats. They have two boats and they are selling them bo...
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Apparently I advertised my rental too low because I have 80 people interested in 2 days. I advertised $1700 but I'm at least $50 low for sure, maybe $100 or even $200. How should I approach this from a legal stand...
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Hi BP Community,I notice this question has been asked a couple of times before with no response but I'm hoping since then, new members have joined BP that may have experience in this area. I have a seller who wants t...
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I know when you first get started investing in real estate, money is always a tough situation. You never want to lose money when you're buying and flipping a house. When flipping a house you should make as much profit...
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If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...
Some background - Around 5-6 years ago, I was getting decent tenants for the most part and a pretty good PM company to manage the rentals in MO state. While I understand that it is part of the game to have a rental pr...