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Hi guys - just closed on my first rental property yesterday. It's a 4b/2ba in Louisville, KY. It's near U of L and rents easily to college students. $93,500, currently rents for $1200 (to my brother and his friends...
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Hi - I'm Michael and I'm new to the site and new to Real Estate investing. First off, a big thank you to @JoshuaDorkin and @BrandonTurner. You have changed my podcast binge-listening addiction from Triathlon to Real...
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Hello. I am a somewhat experienced investor who owns a few rental properties in different cities. I have been primarily focusing on single family homes in the 3/2 1400-1800sqft category. I've been interested in gettin...
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I currently self-manage my 7 rentals and want to keep this portfolio growing, while still self-managing. The key? Minimize annoying service calls and long term repair costs! Please help me add to this DIY preventative...
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Looking at some SFR homes to purchase, in the $140K range ( 1 story, brick ranch, garage, 3br). Providing all the usual calculations work out ( rent, expenses, management) I have a few more questions on how to help my...
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Dear Pockets,
I've read a couple of times about folks saying they look for deals where they can get $100 per "door". I'm not completely clear on the concept... does this mean that you're buying highly leveraged ren...
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A few weeks ago I purchased a SFH to use as my first rental. It had great pictures, and both agents and the inspector made it seem like a deal.
I flew out to see it and... It is not what I expected. The seller must...
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Happy holidays BP'ers!I've found an off market property.Asking: $45kNeeded repairs: $10kARV: $75kMonthly rent: $900/monthProperty taxes: $483 annuallyHouse is in a good neighborhood, nice lot, good bones, mostly ...
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I recently purchased my first deal back in October. I made plenty of mistakes, but I will save those for another post. The biggest issue I have run into is with my general contractor. I found this contractor from the ...
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I'm new here and this is my first post, so I'm sure I'm asking something that has been covered over and over, but here goes. Long story short I just reached a settlement agreement with the VA and I'd like to invest so...