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Good morning, folks.Disclaimer: I am not a real estate investor. So obviously take my words with a grain of salt. However, I have underwritten real estate deals and managed portfolios of real estate loans for over 20 ...
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I went to look at a 4-plex to purchase about a week ago with my agent. The building is about 5400 s/f, so we spent the better part of an hour in there with the owner as a chaperone.
The building next door is in disr...
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Hi Everyone! I'm located in Maryland equidistant from Baltimore & Washington D.C. Growing up, I was the property manager for my parents' apartment buildings in NYC & was forced to serve eviction notices to ten...
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I had a family that I rented to for the last three years in a SFH, 3b/2ba in Bham AL. The house was a vacate forclosure that we renovated to meet the neighborhood standard, engineered floors, tile kitchen, freshly p...
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So, I've made a mistake that is very frustrating and I want to warn other investors. I hired one of my tenants to do some work for me on a fence. He currently does handyman work for one of the big RE companies in to...
Hello, I am based in Houston, tx and I am a flipper looking to purchase some good deals from wholesalers. I am not interested in properties to buy and hold, I want to flip properties with a decent amount of equity. ...
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I have just started my real estate research and haven't narrowed down yet exactly how to move forward on my first deal. When I say just started I mean less than a week in to my journey but will buy my first deal in 20...
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Let's say I was looking at a house FSBO and wanted to be represented. Does the agent contact the owner and just say "Hey...I'm representing ____. I'm going to need 3% of your sale price, sign here."
Obviously phrasi...
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I own two properties financed through two personal mortgages overt he past 2 years. I'm now thinking about my third investment, but don't want to make much of a down payment for it. Instead, I think that an owner fina...
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Are there any landlords out there that include/provide "free" Internet & Cable TV to their tenants? If so, just curious about the following:a) what type of contract do you negotiate with your service provider?b) ...