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Last year my wife and I made the BEST decision ever to fire our 3rd party property manager and create our own in house property management company for our 131 rental properties!We've learned the MONEY IS MADE IN THE O...
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It has been about a month since I last posted about purchasing our first STR property in Lead South Dakota. We have been moving at breakneck speeds and from the purchase date, our property will be up for bookings in l...
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Just Curious what apps, websites, tools, companies people like for helping with REI:-example: app for direct mailing -example: website for helping create a SOW-example: tools to help keep your property management in o...
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I have no W-2 job, can I still contribute to my E*TRADE Roth IRA accountSituation:I self-manage my LTR portfolioI self-manage my STR property that is an hour away.I buy tax liens at auction every year.I have flipped a...
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I am supposed to do a property manager interview for my property management class. So I was told I can do it in person, by phone, or email. So I will just post the questions for the interview here and I will use th...
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Sorry this is long winded, but I hope it's of interest to many of us and can start a thread of suggestions and input. A recent post by @Mike Neubauer got me thinking about the value of my own STR website. I've had a...
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Hello everybody BP,
Starting out soon on my investment in real estate in center to upper New Jersey. Weird question and there may already be a post for this but was wondering can I start a business and get an fha loan...
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Hi- I'm happy to have found this community as I can tell there is a wealth of information at my fingertips. I'm originally from Wisconsin but have made the Raleigh area my home. My parents had rental property as I wa...
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We are currently looking at a multi-family apartment building with 8 units + 1 business unit. The numbers look decent, with an estimated cap rate at 15% and monthly net profits at about $700. Although seller has no...
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Hello all,I've been considering outfitting an empty commercial space I've got for permanent use as a short term event / offsite / networking / all of the above type of space, and use platforms such as Peerspace and St...