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Hello,I am aware of all the different sites online that rank states upon their landlord-friendliness. However, as I am currently looking into assembling a portfolio of rental properties, I wanted them to be located cl...
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Hello BP,I'm looking to implement Rent by the rent-by-the-room strategy in the DFW area. What are some challenges you have with this strategy? What benefits have you experienced that is positive besides the income? ...
I have a tenant whose lease is up 2/29/24. There are two tenants on the lease but one has moved out a few months ago. They still pay half their rent. The person who currently occupies the property has been late but ha...
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Anyone else using REI HUB? I think it's set up the best for STR, but I am getting the sense that I am missing things, or I didn't set it up properly. Curious if anyone is using REI HUB, but also paying for a bookkeepe...
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So I have a Jersey City 4 Unit rental property that I own w/my wife with a Rent Roll of $8750 a month. Bought the house over 15yrs ago and definitely gained a lot of equity over the years (approx, 500-600K). At this p...
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Hey all,
I am currently a student at the University of Florida and was interested in the idea of house hacking a single family and renting out the rooms to other students. I am currently paying an exorbitant amount i...
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So the way I'm thinking is to create a say a property management company, which rents my property from me.Say at a rate of $property tax + $hoaThen rent it out from the llc at market price.So effectively I still own t...
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Hi all,
I have a rental with 2 2BR 2BA.
After some new tenants ( 2 guys ) moved in the Electric bill for both units ( 1 meter ) have gone
from average 65-85 to over $200 the last 2 months !!!
Don't think the upstai...
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What do you all do with window treatment at your rental?I have typically done plain white horizontal mini-blinds, and live with having to replace them every 2 years or so.If pets are allowed, especially dogs, then all...
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I am a first time landlord and wanted to know how I go about conducting credit and background check on applicants.Thanks.