Hi, my name's Seth, I'm new to BP and a real estate investing virgin. I'm considering trying my hand at investing in rental properties in Chicago. Looking at hypothetical investment properties on Zillow.com (just to s...
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I'd like to hear what others have experienced and their solutions. I live in a rural part of Hawaii and rats are a reality here. My tenant has a dog that she leaves the door to the outside open for, and she has left d...
Hello, I need some help figuring out how to put a deal together.Here are the details:Home Value - $325,000Selling Price - $285,000Owner has an existing first mortgage of $190,000 that needs to be cleared. He is willin...
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Tenant said he saw a cockroach in the house and he's phobic, so he sent an email telling me that he had left the house, didn't take the keys or the furnitures with him. I tried to email / call him but no answers for 3...
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Well it was only a matter of time before I had a bed bug issue.... I don't want to get into the details of it but suffice to say, I bought a property, and about a week in we discover roaches and bed bugs. I'm fine let...
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A Broker brought a package deal to me to see if I had any interest since I had been hunting properties near a military base. Pricing is good but then there are these facts:Lot size for the entire street is 4.3 acres a...
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Hi BP! We are getting into our third inherited tenant but this one is a little different. The tenants have been month to month for 12 years and do not have a lease at all. I don't mind leaving them month to month beca...
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Hello Landlords,I want to find out what kind of device you are using to detect pipe burst or constant running water. Most of the time when the pipe is burst in the basement or constant running water due to leak or abu...
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I'm looking at investing in Memphis, TN and I've found a property in 38118 zip code and the house doesn't have A/C. Is this common? I would think a house without an A/C unit would be harder to rent. Any thoughts? ...
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I'm excited bigger pockets came out with an app! When will it be available for android?