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I'm new to the REI world and still learning the basics. Something I'm trying to wrap my head around is whether the cap rate is actually a reliable indicator of the risk of an investment. My understanding is that the m...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Indio.
Purchase price: $356,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Bought a 3/2.5 SFR on a gold course next to where the Coachella and Stag...
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Good morning fellow BPers.
I have a unit where I've rented to the same gal for 3 years. She has been an ideal tenant--very clean and rent is always on time. Two months ago her boyfriend moved in who is an architect....
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I have a lie that I haven't had to deal with before and my inherited lease is silent about.Tenant is a section 8 tenant who has approval for herself and her two kids. However, there is another guy there nearly all th...
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Hello BP family. I am a new member, and have been reading the forums for the last month. I have some cash saved up and am looking to buy my 2nd investment out of state. I currently just bought 1 condo in Phoenix (my b...
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We are experiencing heat wave right now in LA (and other areas in the state and in the country), where the A/Cs are not totally efficient. Some areas have even experienced power outage during the most part of the week...
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Hello all, First, a little about me. I am 33 years old, married with a son who will turn 2 in two weeks and live outside of Dayton, OH. I have a Business Management degree and am currently working toward my MBA in He...
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I have heard getting an LLC and EIN to manage my first rental as a business was good. But an experienced friend just told me that it is actually better to get Umbrella Insurance because if set up as an LLC I can still...
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Hi BP fam! I have an airbnb ready to go life. I have a cleaning company while I'll be managing the property remotely. Can someone suggest a local property manager on demand? Someone who can occasional come to check th...
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Hello! I'm new to Real Estate Investing, and I want to get more involved here in BP. I have a question that I haven't seen here in the Starting Out forum. Some backstory: I work for a large corporation here in Cen...