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14 November 2024 | 12 replies
This includes understanding your budget, securing financing if needed, and determining what you can comfortably afford.Research is key.
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26 November 2024 | 46 replies
Also, interview at least 10 lenders to secure the best loan terms.
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11 November 2024 | 9 replies
I am not sure about your state, but in Arkansas, you need to either be a broker or have a broker in your office, officiating and executing leases.
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15 November 2024 | 25 replies
You will then need to ensure you can program ,manage, secure and distribute the conditions of the contracts and the reimbursement of the coin.
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11 November 2024 | 0 replies
After a few long months we secured a long term retail tenant to call this place home.
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13 November 2024 | 0 replies
By leveraging our financial resources alongside Ron's contributions, we were able to secure the property quickly and allocate funds efficiently for the $25,000 renovation.
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14 November 2024 | 11 replies
The fed did lower rates more or less directly in 2008 when they started buying agency mortgage backed securities which sets mortgage rates directly.
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13 November 2024 | 4 replies
I recently secured my first off-market property under contract.
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14 November 2024 | 6 replies
All three generate leads from insurance claim residents and traveling professionals (medical and the trades).One of the advantages of FF has been that it's forced us to have systems in place to create leases, accept security deposits without co-mingling and provide "live" customer service.
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4 November 2024 | 1 reply
I am wondering if the interior stairs are typically removed to allow for more sq ft in the basement unit as well as greater security between the two units?