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12 February 2024 | 2 replies
Owner occupied.I’m active duty Air Force so I used my VA loan to purchase additional properties as I moved.
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12 February 2024 | 44 replies
If you insulate exterior walls and run a heavy duty appliance such as a large window air conditioner the wire can heat up.
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11 February 2024 | 8 replies
Purchase price: $220,000 I bought this 3 bed 2 bath condo and renovated from top to bottom: new floors, painted everything, granite in the bathrooms and kitchen, changed all (light) fixtures, and replaced the heating and air system.
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11 February 2024 | 0 replies
Central air, full basement, 2 parking spaces in front of your front door. $2400 per month.
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12 February 2024 | 18 replies
Additionally, one of my good buddies @Doug Spence is active duty air force and mentors new investors.
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11 February 2024 | 2 replies
Right now, I am most interested in buying a house in Tennessee and working with a property management company to run it as a STR on a site like AIR BnB.
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13 February 2024 | 37 replies
Maxwell AFB’s presence in Montgomery is definitely an important factor, though keep in mind that just 12,500 people (out of roughly 386,000 people in metro Montgomery) work for the Air Force.As for the difference between the two cities, I’d say that there’s slightly higher appreciation potential in Birmingham.
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11 February 2024 | 15 replies
Cincinatti as a town has plenty of draw to support a successful air bnb.
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10 February 2024 | 6 replies
Would anyone be able to give rough estimates of electric/heat/air bill.
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9 February 2024 | 22 replies
Go get a beer and get some fresh air.