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I'm a new investor and trying to figure out how to get the best bang for my limited buck. Let's say I have $500 a month that I can spend on marketing until I get my first deal completed. What is the best way to marke...
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The average homeowner has a net worth that is 44 times higher than someone who rents. Would it be life changing if five years from now you had built a portfolio of 3 investment properties? Have you thought about how t...
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In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...
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a local deal popped up in my hometown for an 8 unit apartment. works out to a 15.6% cap rate. has 4 2br/1 and 41br/1 and rents are 400/300. 3 empty atm but he says he has calls all the time and stays full most of t...
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Hi All - We have a property in Cobb Co., GA and while everything is going great, we are dealing with one annoying issue that we cannot get our arms around - tenants leaving trash around the complex. The property is on...
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Do any multi families actually operate with only 25% expenses in relation to gross rents. I made an offer on a multifamily property and used 50% rule as a guideline. The realtor's response was.....
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Hi All!I'm brand new to all things rental properties, I'm gearing up to by my first property OOS in Ohio and live in California. As I'm working on underwriting my deals, one question that keeps coming up in my mind i...
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Hello everyone.
A brief intro. I owned an identical 2x3bd floorplan duplex in Sacramento for 10 years and I have plans to sell for a modest profit when RE market gets better. I hope that would be 4-5 years from now.
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One of agents emailed me a deal today. It's a 6 unit property in Berkeley. All 2 bed 1 bath. 4 of them pay $600 per month which is only about 30% of the market rate. Is this deal something we should avoid? This is som...
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This is hilarious: http://instant-guru.com/vsl.php?private&a_aid=4f2d...I would say this confirmed what many people here know about what a scam a lot of guru courses are, but I don't feel like I can trust him...Be...