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20 September 2024 | 23 replies
@D KirkInspections are not a place to cut corners unless you are very experienced and have all the tools.
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16 September 2024 | 2 replies
Is there some sort of collection service where I give them all the information, they go after the tenants and just give me a cut of whatever they collect?
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16 September 2024 | 9 replies
If you position yourself on the outer edge of that moving path of progress, there could be opportunities for STR/MTR/LTR all in the same neighborhood, which gives you that desired strong pivot-ability.
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16 September 2024 | 0 replies
Economists note that job growth in typically underreported industries fell by 42,000 compared to the 6-month average, suggesting August’s numbers may understate actual gains.Key Employment GainsConstruction: +34,000 jobs, driven by heavy civil engineering and nonresidential trade contractors.Healthcare: +31,000 jobs, though slower than the past year's monthly average of 60,000.Social Assistance: +13,000 jobs, with more modest growth compared to previous months.Other growing sectors include financial activities, wholesale trade, and government (+24,000 jobs).Job Losses and Sector StrugglesManufacturing: -24,000 jobs.Retail: -11,100 jobs.Temporary help employment continues to shrink, reflecting business uncertainty.Wage and Fed Policy ImplicationsWages rose by 0.4% in August, up 3.8% year-over-year, supporting a cautious approach by the Federal Reserve on deeper rate cuts.
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16 September 2024 | 3 replies
The only things left for me to do was to add appliances in the kitchen, add a fence in the front and had a lot of tree that were almost falling on the house after hurricane Baril, so I had to spend almost 5k in cutting the trees.
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14 September 2024 | 4 replies
In the competitive world of real estate investing, finding tough markets with great upside gives you an instant edge over the competition.
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17 September 2024 | 8 replies
It is usually dangerous to assume you can cut costs.
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16 September 2024 | 2 replies
Wanted input on how much might be involved here to remediate, and what range of costs I am looking at, I fully understand that once the drywall is cut open there might be who knows how much damage to the framing, insulation, and whether it is worth it to even get involved with this property.
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16 September 2024 | 40 replies
The “how bad do you want it “is a great headline” but not everyone is cut out to do certain things.
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16 September 2024 | 6 replies
This includes some major items like below upgrading septic to elgin septic system 20kupgrading electric to new cod 20ktree cutting trimming 10ktrench/French drain 10khvac replacement repair 10knew plumbing 10kcrawlspace repairs 10kappliances replacement 5kdoors replacement 5kmold repairs 3kroof repairs 3kother repairs It is in good location.