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TL;DR: Recent article suggests rent hikes aren't just about landlord greed - rising costs across the board are a major factor.
Just read an eye-opening article about the recent rent crisis. It challenged my assumpti...
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I purchased an investment home under my personal name as my LLC had not been established yet, now wanting to transfer to my LLC. My concern is exposing my anonymity and other property attached to my LLC since there wi...
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I am leasing some bedrooms one at a time in my little apartment complex (college kids). Got one person who can not live under the same roof as a dog and she has a real doctor's letter from a local MD. I also had this ...
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Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.
I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.
2) Denser unit...
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I hear find yourself the niche that you want to be in. Well apartments are where I want to be I like the fact you have one mortgage and tax payment on multiple doors. Except I have no experience in investing. Should I...
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I think I'm a little unsure about the best way to show a unit to prospective tenants. Do you have a rental application process with credit checks and criminal? Do you take reserve deposits or do you just have them sig...
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I'm using list source to create a door knocking list instead of a mailing list. I need money now not 8 months from now. Don't get me wrong I'll be adding direct mail to my marketing budget after I get my first deal fo...
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Hello!A friend and I have recently begun sitting down with people who identify as “Happy”, and trying to find out what that means to them. It made me curious, as a part of the biggerpockets community, how real estate ...
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We understand every realtor can write up their commission structure (to a certain legal degree), but we want to know what the standard commission structure usually is in Raleigh, NC. What would be the "off the shelf a...