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Hello my fellow landlords! Well I have a few subjects I'd like to discuss. My first is. I have a vacant unit. I'd like to include the electric bill in the rent. How do I go about doing this? The concern is I have a s...
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Hello all!
Newbie wholesaler here and I've utilized this site for lots of advice so I'm hoping to this will work again.
I just looked at a property with my contractor and the potential for a great deal ...
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So we had a tenant who accidentally (no idea how this actually happens) left their bathroom sink, which had a little blockage, running over night and caused flooding onto their floor and into the unit below. We immedi...
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We're househacking in an Atlanta-area basement and we split the utility bills with the main-floor tenants, who are schedule to move out in the last week of August. However, since the electricity bill is charged on th...
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One of our 7 SFHs is on an oil heat furnace. Our tenant, one of our very best, just messaged us:"FYI, when I moved in, oil was $1.69/gallon. It's now $4.85. When we responded by asking him, "any suggestions?", He res...
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I have seen a couple of houses with termite test kits, and have thought about getting them for my other rentals (single family homes). Is this a beneficial use of my money? What are the pros and cons?
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Does having a property manager on your first investment is a good idea? Does it eats your cashflow? I know can be considered as an investment too.
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I am interested in finding out if anyone would recommend a reverse 1031 exchange?... If you have an investment property you want to purchase and take the profit from one you own but you purchase the desired investment...
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I am planning to do reverse 1031 exchange. First buying replacement property (currently in escrow). The title will be held by EAT (The Exchange Accommodation Titleholder) till I sell relinquished property.What makes m...