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After doing mostly fix/flips, foreclosures, tax liens, I'm looking to buy my first buy and hold rental. I've been running the numbers and typically use 5% for Cap Ex, Vacancy, and repairs, which I think are the numbe...
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I've been putting one smoke detector in the hallway and one in the kitchen in my rentals. I know this varies by locality, but the electrician told me the code also requires one per bedroom. This seems like overkill to...
@Tyler Smiarowski @Justin S.Well, I'm all settled in S. Florida now, but we managed to finish up this flip in Cedar Rapids, IA, right before we left. Here are a couple of the after pics!! The hard wood floors were ...
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They want to limit rent increases to 5% plus inflation, up to a max of 10% a year.Any thoughts on this?https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/10/state-senate-advances-statewide-caps-on-rent-hikes/
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Every state, im pretty sure, has their own landlord/tenant code book correct? So say you have rentals in de, pa, va, md, you have you buy a landlord/tenant code book and read them front to back and understand the do'...
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Hello,
I don´t got any answer on my asking in another topic from me, so I try here now separatly.
For my commercial propertie in OH I need which insurances? I know title (I have), propertie (I overtaken from the se...
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Okay, so we had an inspector come out to my fathers home that is very distressed. We own the land and home free and clear so we do have investment in it.
However, it looks like ( from the initial inspection), we hav...
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Hi guys,
Im new to all this. I've been reading these forums the last few days and I think I'm more confused now than before I started. So many acronyms and topics discussed that I have no basic understanding to kno...
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I need some help with figuring out the appropriate interest rate on an unsecured business loan for flipping.
For a secured business loan from a hard money lender, it seems the going rate is around 18% per year with...
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Hey there,I currently live in UK and looking forward to meet local fellow investors.Is there anyone from the UK here?If so please say Hi!