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Hello BP community - I got this message from my property manager in Huntsville on Monday (yesterday):"This is the tenant at XXXX Apt. C. I got a call from Huntsville Utilities last night saying that there is something...
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What do you recommend for an overseas VA to use to call/text seller leads?
My VA in the Philippines is calling/texting seller leads she finds online. Last night, Google shut down the second ...
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Looking for some non-licensed legal advice for a rookie Ohio landlord! Recently closed on a multi-unit property where one tenant is part way through the eviction process (hopefully wrapping up by the end of September)...
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Hey BP team,As a newer STR investor in the Smokies, I wanted to reach out to some veterans in this space. I own 2 Smoky Mountain cabins and potentially looking to do a 1031 exchange to buy a third. Currently we have 4...
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So I just won a bid on a single family house that the bank thought was still occupied (witch means they did not winterize it). I talked to the neighbor and found out that they moved 2 weeks ago. The problem is that th...
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Hey guys! A little backstory that inspired me to write this post! I went on a call today to a house an women had been renting for the past 14 years. She claims to never go downstairs because of the stairs but she hear...
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Typically, I will call a skip-traced list with potential candidates that have 2 to 3 motivations (Divorce List, water shut-off, tax abatement, etc). My mentor taught me that a lead should have these 4 pillars:- Price ...
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Anyone want to share their creative tips on how they keep their tenants from shutting off irrigation?
I've already got pretty brutal lease terms in place for this but don't want to evict anyone right before t...
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We've owned a building for about 3 years in the city. We just received our water bill for said building last week. We called the useless water dept, and they sent someone out. The water meter is going out of control, ...
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I recently heard from my tenant about consistently high water bills—over $1,000 each month. After checking the online portal, I see the current balance is over $3,100, and the water was shut off two days ago. The tena...