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Hi Everyone
I recently bought my first duplex in Cleveland Heights, Ohio (House Hacking). During the inspection/property run through, I noticed one of the units stinks very bad and the place was not being kept clean ...
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Hello All,My name is Kevin Patterson and I am an aspiring real estate investor from Franklin, TN (a suburb 20 min south of Nashville). I have a wonderful wife, three crazy dogs, and one spoiled cat. I work in the fitn...
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Has anyone ever used Rhino or guarantor instead of collecting a security deposit? I can't seem many reviews on either company. They advertise as an insurance policy to cover losses rather than having a security deposi...
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Hi everyone!quick question about verifying a retired persons income. He lists $5700 and states "retired". How do I verify that? I assume some is SS. He's retired after 30 years at a paper mill so some may be from ...
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Hi all,
I have been investing with a house flipper and wanted to get some advice on best practices on how to proceed.
The flipper collects funds from multiple individuals or LLCs. The flipper is suppose...
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My wife are in escrow on our first rental property purchase (in the Columbus, Ohio market) and are underway with inspection, finalizing the loan, getting quotes on homeowners insurance, interviewing property managers,...
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Hi all!This is my first real post on BP and I'd like to get feedback and thoughts on my 2016 goals.About me: early 30's, just started a new (ok paying job), new to real estate investing but have five years of experien...
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I'm an beside ER nurse netting over $160k/year raising a family of 4. I love my job and have enjoyed being a nurse for over 15 years. I won't quit my job. I love it too much, but anything could happen that would make ...
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OK, this sounds like a silly question but I really want to know if this is necessary and why. We have 19 accuired 19 doors using the BRRRR method mostly. 4 duplexes and the rest are SFH's. Wife has spend many MANY hou...
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So I am wondering what I should do with $40,000 that I have. Should I invest it in mutual funds or should I invested in buy-and-hold single-family residence? I am looking to invest for the next 15 to 20 years and hav...