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Hello everyone,We have a few questions as we get started seeing up our first rental property.1. Is it common practice to have the renter pay for the background check?2. Should we collect a security deposit and first/l...
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So me and the wife have a house buying company and do rentals and such. We have a website, i do bandit signs and flyers everywhere. Do a lot of facebook posts too. So we are looking into direct mail with a company cal...
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I have a duplex in California had it since 2015 brought it with a FHA loan if I refinance to a Conventional am I able to buy again with the FHA loan?
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My first DSCR loan experience was unexpected. I'm looking for guidance from this community. Is my experience normal?
I was given the loan terms verbally from a DSCR loan broker out in California for a cash-out refina...
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Does anyone have any contracts between them and their property management company that they would care to show me for comparison reasons.?
It would be most appreciated if you do.
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To be fair, I'm posting this as much for investors as I am for other Realtors. Partly because in times like these (or any market really) seller concessions can be an excellent tool for improving buyer conditions, but ...
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(Wholesaling question)When crafting a purchase & sale agreement with the seller, how much of an EM deposit is customary to put down in order to tie the property up so you can flip it to the end buyer? Also, if you...
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Hey BP,
Like I've mentioned in my previous posts here I'm relatively new to Real Estate. I'm looking an extra set of eyes to critique my expenses for wholesaling. For marketing I'm using Canary Yellow Letters printed...
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Hey BP! So we’ve heard it said depending on location and a few other variables that the typical “rule of thumb” for our cash on cash ROI on a rental property we should try to shoot for is anywhere from 8%-12%. (The “b...
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Hi BP
I wanted to get your opinion on what is included in Common Area Maintenance fees (CAMs). I know that most if not all fees for the maintenance and care of the property are included. However one thing I am wonderi...