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My wife and I are getting close to being ready to become real estate investors. She works full time in the oil and gas industry and I run our small business (which is currently for sale).
A little background on our s...
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In the summer of 2019 a partner and I will be investing into and fully managing a family RE business that has been in operation for about 20 years. Some facts about the business are below: Equity: $2.1M in 19 Single ...
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Well, I bought my first rental property and long story short I inherited a bad tenant. I ended filing for eviction, but was told that the pay or quit letter I found online was "invalid". Luckily he didn't show up to...
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It looks like my next purchase will be out of state. I know people in the industry in my home town, so it's not difficult to find a good property manager and stay on top of them. But finding a good property manager ac...
Hello All, My wife and I are new real estate investors in Houston and my wife is starting the process to get her Real Estate License. She has no current interest in actually selling retail homes, but is getting her li...
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Hi, I have my first HUD property under contract. The house looks great after walking inside and all around. HUD property report indicated all was good with the water, electrical, hvac systems. Question: Do you HUD ...
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We made tens of thousands of dollars in the last year because we were willing to share our home for one or two weekends per month. Hence, I've been getting a few inquiries about some non-obvious tips on where to begi...
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How many people make sure that the workers in their property have criminal background checks done or the company is bonded and insured? There was just an incident where a worker that a landlord found on craigslist was...
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So I recently I bought a duplex property from a wholesaler. It has month to month tenants, and in the original purchase agreement (which was assigned to me) it was agreed that the seller would provide the security dep...
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Hey BP Members, I am currently in the process of renting on of my properties. I am looking for companies that does background checks for tenants. What is the best way to do this?Most tenants do want to spend $30 to $...