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Hello BP!I'm located in an area where large multi family units are common, I'm VERY interested in skipping the SFH game and get right into investing in commercial apartment complexes. Could anyone recommend some readi...
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Of course, all I'm hearing about is STR these days. I know the 1% rule isn't everything, but it is an easily comparable metric. Currently, I'm not finding it easy to find the 1% rule in markets I'm investin...
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I'm finally UC on a STR. Been looking for months and really excited about this one.
As I run the numbers, which I am trying to do conservatively, I am seeing that PM companies severely hurt my margins. Obviously the...
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Hi all!I'm trying to get into real estate and all of the resources I've been reading/listening to have said some of their best advice was learning the market. I was looking in areas where property was reasonably affor...
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This is a long post – my apologies. Please don’t quote it when replying.
My wife and I started saving to buy our first investment property in MA in July, 2018. We started looking at properties one year later, in Jul...
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A quick rundown. At the far secluded end to a Pennsylvania country lane, sits two houses, one house I've rented for 10 years, and the second house where my landlord's son and his family live and have so for about the...
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What do you think about sending gift cards for the holidays to tenants?Last Christmas (2018) my buddy and I sent out dinner gift cards to the tenants. I also did this for my tenants for Christmas in (2019). The idea i...
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Hello fellow investors,There are expenses that come with single-family rentals. What are some estimates you use to determine your net rent after expenses?I live in Sacramento. So far, my expenses include the followi...
Just wanted to check into something. I am currently putting an offer in on a Fannie Mae home.
The house is listed at $75k. It recently dropped $37k from $112k.
I am not new to construction but I am new to the real e...
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There probably was a time when online reviews probably didn't get any notice. You would have the occasional resident who was in eviction, or hit with a late fee, that would vent his or her frustration online and it wo...