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We all know change is a MUST for any type of success. Change is usually painful, but as the old refrain goes NO PAIN ! NO GAIN. What is something you have had to change to get from Point A to Point B. What do you t...
SFH that is 20 years old with original roof ( asphalt shingles; located in South TX).There is nothing wrong with the roof ( that I know of) but should I replace it anyway due to age, or wait as long as I can?It will ...
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My wife and I are both self employed so on paper we don't show enough income for a loan for a property. This would be my first property. I was looking into a turnkey rental. Ideas? Keep in mind I'm new here and so ...
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Are there investors there making suburbs work? I feel like when I am here on BP and listen to the BP podcast, as well as talk to other friend investors, they are all in well known popular cities, or very proximal subu...
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Sunday evening while finally sitting down to relax and watch a little football, I get a frantic text from one of my tenants, "Call me now please." So, before I could call her, another text comes in, "I really need...
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After gaining a little more experience it seems the two most common problems with house are water damage from various sources and pets. In a very short amount of time a dog can do large amounts of damage to a house a...
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I was reading some forums and it got me thinking as I am creating my own lease. I've used several local PM companies leases to "learn" from. What have people added to leases after learning from the school of hard kn...
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Hi All,
I'm pretty new to the forum and REI in general. Wanted to get my feet wet and get into an investment property within the next few months. Any thoughts, ideas suggestions? Should I wait a little for the mortga...
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Hi,
I am looking to start investing in section 8. I have a few long term rentals in Minneapolis and looking to find the right city to start in. I was getting locked in to start in Cleveland when the agent I was work...
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Hello, a lot of information about running numbers on Multi family properties but when you find a listing that is obviously already represented by a broker. Should I find a local broker to represent me or deal directl...