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Curious to hear your take on utilizing property managers. Have you found it beneficial in your investment journey? What specific advantages or drawbacks have you encountered when deciding between self-management and h...
My husband and I are trying to sell our home. We bought our home back in 1995 and refinanced in 1998. During the title search, it was discovered that the 2nd mortgage we had did not record and satisfy that the loan wa...
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Hey BP. Should I make 2bd 1 bath in a quiet town 35 minutes from the big city a MTR with 2 queen bed sets or 1 queen and make the second bedroom an office or even an entertainment/exercise room? Thanks for your answe...
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Hello everyone - I am currently in the process of acquiring my very first rental investment property and hoping to close in the next 30 days. Property is located in York, PA, but I do have a few questions with regard...
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good evening BP community,
I am working on getting into my first investment property with multi family homes. I wanted to see what kinds of questions you all ask property management companies when vetting them to see ...
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What tools what you need to do this on your own with no PM? Also, if you're not local.Obviously finding a good handyman for maintenance issues.Finding someone to rent the properties. Anything else?
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I am working on a home that has a horrible pet urine smell. We pulled the carpets out of the home and found hardwood floors. However, the smell of pet urine is extremely bad and the floors have been saturated. How do...
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Newbie question here need some help. Over the last two weeks I have shown my rental to 6 different groups of people and have gotten 3 different applicants. I understand the guidelines to screening like having gross...
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I have been shopping around for lenders for a 20% down DSCR loan for a new short term rental property. One of them told me that if I close the loan directly into an LLC (which he confirmed they can do), then it won't ...
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I think the general consensus is that if you’re looking to scale up and build a large buy/hold portfolio, to hire out professional property managers from day 1. I get it, no one wants to get caught up fixing toilets a...