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Anne W. High Maintenance Tenant - Looking for your input
14 August 2022 | 60 replies
I'd also give them an option for a happy clause-tell them they clearly aren't happy living there and give them a week to decide if they want out of the lease at the end of Aug without any penalty or if they are doing to stay for the remainder of their lease....then I wouldn't renew their lease when it is up for renewal.If you told them to buy a fridge, I hope you were specific on price point and features.  
Essam A. Bbuying an Older Home or Newer Home
7 August 2022 | 3 replies
Old Homes Pros: Tend to be in better locations closer to amenities and main attractions, more likely to be walkable, often have larger lots, houses and surrounding area have more "character", sometimes they have features like old growth wood and other elements that add value and longevity, no HOAs; Cons: Near endless potential for expensive issues of every type because of the impacts of time, neglect and old building materials and methods, require more work and money to make them modern and appealing, can be tricky to financeNew Homes Pros: Far less maintenance and potential for issues and may still be under the builder warranty if issues do come up, modern design elements and fixtures, often in good well-funded school districts; Cons: Homes and neighbrorhoods have a manufactured feel and less character, lots tend to be smaller because developers want to pack in as many units as possible (especially in high $$$ markets), tend to not be walkable because the areas adjacent to the best attractions/amenities have been built on already, sometimes built with low end materials, HOAs restricting what you are allowed to do to your property 
Seth Baumgartner Best Mobile Banking Today.
21 September 2022 | 1 reply
What features are you seeking?  
Ryan H. House Hacking Babble
16 August 2022 | 6 replies
I am a BP Featured Agent here in Portland and I specialize in house hacking. 
Badri Malynur What's the best structure for capital raising during a recession?
26 July 2022 | 4 replies
Customizable funds are also a lot cheaper and have less overhead compared to doing one syndication deal at a time and combine the best features of syndications and funds. 
Nathan Leland Rough start to our first STR
27 July 2022 | 13 replies
Seriously, now you can rebuild exactly as you want to, add all the new cool features and fixtures.
Serafin Achurra Requirements to join an MLS
3 August 2022 | 6 replies
The last couple deals I did, I had a Realtor friend give me access to the MLS, and frankly, I preferred the search/save features better on one of the other ones.
Sitaram Koppaka Acquired new MF in Cleveland
16 August 2022 | 4 replies
The property features 27 units with 24 off street parking spots, onsite laundry room and great visibility from Rocky River Drive.
Steven Werner Best accounting software to use?
8 August 2022 | 4 replies
Then that way, as well as managing your accounting and taxes, you can take advantage of additional features like online rent collection, tenant screening, maintenance requests, etc.As for where to find more reviews, you can search for Property Management Software in the forums to see other discussions!
Tim Wheeler New Construction w/ Foundation Issue?
3 August 2022 | 2 replies
Some other things to watch out for:Make sure you know what landscaping/ fencing work is your responsibility, lots of builder only include front yard landscaping, if any and you are left with 25k+ in costs for HOA mandates fences and other backyard landscaping costs.Get an inspection, I have heard stories of things like HVAC vents not every being connected to the main system.Assume that you will spend an extra 10% of your base price in the "design lab" if you are still in an early enough phase in construction to chose design features.