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I've got an applicant who told me he has no record or background of violence. Background checks reveal several felony and misdemeanor charges, all from one date in his home town. I'm assuming they are related to his d...
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Hello, Newbie here, been a pro member for almost a month now. This is my first post, sorry in advance if it's in the wrong forum, but would love some advance. ( I also just finished reading The Book On Rental Propert...
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I want to focus this post on issues that have cost me money that were avoidable.#1 Fires, I have lost three homes to fires. Two were caused by humans. I should have insured the homes, sold them, or done something to m...
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Heyo BiggerPockets fam! I'm in the process of purchasing my first rental in Meridian, Idaho. Currently, my plan is not to use a property manager. I've been looking around for a solid lease contract online and I couldn...
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This has been coming up more and more as I continue my wholesale journey. I heard from my appraiser today that in michigan you need a realtor license if you sell more than 5 homes in a month. I asked where she heard a...
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So, I bought my first property in 2013, my first rental (duplex) in 2015. Fast forward, we just closed on our 10th property today. We did a couple flips in the mix for some capital but now im focusing on building my p...
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First of all the basic law :
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Adverse possession is a principle of real estate law whereby somebody who possesses the land of another for an extended period of time may be able to claim legal title to that land...
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So I've been dealing with a bad tenant situation since February of this year. Filed an L1 to evict for non-payment of rent and also filed an L3 because the tenant finally agreed to vacate but then changed their mind ...
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I went to make my house payment on subject to house that I have owner financed and the bank (BOA) would not take my payment. Due to being the weekend I could not talk to customer service but I checked with automate...
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I am (hopefully) closing on my first House Hack duplex (3 bedroom lower, 2 bedroom upper) in Buffalo in the next month. The house is owner-occupied on the lower unit, and upper is rented to a "family-friend" for the p...