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Hello,
I am a new investor in the metro Detroit area. I have been learning about real estate investing for over 5 years and finally took the first big steps this year.
I purchased a short term rental in Bellaire, M...
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I am wondering how all you RE Investors live. As in, do you rent or do you own while investing in real estate? My husband and I have been living with his parents rent free for 4 1/2 years now while I started a retail ...
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I am a licensed realtor in DC and MD. Looking to purchase my first property (2-4) unit owner occupant property via FHA in Baltimore. I live in DC and know nothing about the Baltimore market. What areas are good to foc...
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With Seattle pricing softening a bit, I’m looking at South Park as an investment area. The crime looks pretty high, and multi-family buildings seem to be concentrated in areas, but wondering if anyone investing there ...
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Hi, I am trying to think of the best decision to make with the loan on my current home. I have gotten mixed answers on what is the best route to go. Anyway, I bought my home in 2015 with an FHA. I now rent out my enti...
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Hey everyone, I was hoping to get some guidance here. I have a tenant that is about 5 months into a 12 month lease. She just requested that we cancel her lease, because she had a divorce finalized and now she says tha...
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I know that on one of the podcasts I heard @Brandon Turner mention giving his tenants a homework sheet or something of that nature.For example it might have on it that they must have utilities on in their name before ...
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What type of letter would you send out to these lists? I sent out a yellow letter to my inheritance list but had a really bad response rate. I used a letter that looks something like the one below. I'm getting ready t...
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I was picking up the rent from one of my tenants tonight, and it occurred to me when they pulled up....every single one of my tenants has a considerably nicer car than me. Also almost all of my tenants (Except the one...
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I am dealing with former low-income tenants who have a free lawyer. He was able to get the eviction dismissed because the pay or quit notices were sent to the tenants in one envelope, rather than separate envelopes ad...