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Hello everyone,
Last month I was notified by management that one of my properties had a fire, probably started by tenant according to them and the police. I just received a healthy windfall for my troubles, and no on...
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I'm new to renting, and this is one of the many small details I don't have the answer to.
It would be free for me to ask my renters to change the air filter in the furnace every month, but I'm skeptical they would do ...
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Hello BP. We are fairly new to REI. On our first couple rehabs we were working in a city that allows the home owner pull the building permit even if it isn't their primary residence. We got the permits and acted as...
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Who's buying multi-family property with no money down or creative financing? What's the best way to structure the deal with seller financing? Are there any other ways outside of seller financing that I'm missing?
I'm currently considering my first investment purchase, and plan to use leverage to increase ROI. I'm considering either getting a loan in advance or purchasing the property in cash and then refinancing. The latter se...
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My dad wants my 2 younger sister and I to work together to start a real estate company, he says he wants us to start with 2 flips then we can do what we want with that money. Any advice? I find my sisters immature, pr...
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Hi BP,New investor here from SoCal. I currently am closing on an investment property (duplex) in the Midwest, Illinois and at the same time closing on a house hack property in NorCal. Does anyone have a real estate at...
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Hi BP people,
For those of you who are flipping properties built prior to 1978, I'd appreciate if you can talk about dealing with things like lead-based paint, asbestos etc., nowadays (when market is crazy and you ne...
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Hello! My husband and I just bought a property. It was a large single family home and at some point 40 or so years ago was split up into 6 units. One unit houses the thermostat for the furnace which heats the whole bu...
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I purchased a 1904 house, and the house is zone as a duplex, the second unit is the attic, so it is way smaller then the rest of the house. the house has 4300 square feetThe house is located in a $1,000.000 plus pric...