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I have a duplex that I would like to buy. It currently has a vacant side and a rented side. The rented side is for $575 and below market average which is $750. She is elderly (mid 70s) and has lived there for 13 years...
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Does anyone know if Bank of New York Mellon occasionally sells properties that never hit Realtor.com ?
And if so , do you happen to have any info, such as who they might use to dispose of REO's you can give me ?
Doe...
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I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...
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I remember someone mentioned here that they would never rent to a lawyer for a variety of reasons.I tried to search for that thread but no luck.What about a cop, if you are concerned about a lawyer tenant would you ha...