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26 October 2020 | 12 replies
Hi @Ray Alvarez, you're thinking about this correctly.
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21 February 2022 | 16 replies
@Jordan Ray Thank you!
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28 November 2022 | 10 replies
Quote from @Leo Ray: @Qui Chau awesome numbers--congrats!
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3 January 2023 | 21 replies
Quote from @Leo Ray: @Shalaye Camillo my first reaction is that $17k to add a bathroom and re-do a kitchen sounds cheap.
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14 December 2022 | 31 replies
@Leo Ray Thank you for this insight!
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25 November 2022 | 18 replies
Quote from @Leo Ray: @Kim Musgrave when you say that you've "closed" on 4, do you mean that you've bought 4, or that you've flipped and sold 4?
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3 December 2022 | 16 replies
Quote from @Ray Johnson: @Kai Soremekun Isn't this what those reverse mortgages for seniors is all about?
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16 November 2022 | 17 replies
Not saying covering or keeping is any worse but like @Leo Ray mentioned is SO EASY TO FIX STUFF at that time.
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23 December 2022 | 57 replies
Quote from @Leo Ray: @Phyo Ko as @Barry O. mentioned, renting it by the room can often greatly improve your numbers (but, it also increases your work).You can also usually get more if it as a STR or MTR, but that's even more work....What do your numbers look like if you self-manage it as a LTR, and what do your numbers look like if you self-manage it as a rent by the room?
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31 December 2022 | 15 replies
@Leo Ray helpful perspective, thank you.