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11 June 2012 | 12 replies
:The data is not the problem, the problem is potentially being rejected by underwriting because the predictive FICO model deems you as high risk.I would imagine expanding the data over a longer time period (say 20-30 years) would show those same people have a much better chance of paying you back. just because they made a calculated risk in the worst housing market since the great depression doesnt really tell the whole tale in my opinion.I do however see your point and that would not be good forcing out legit buyers.
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17 August 2013 | 9 replies
I've got a tale of 2 friends of mine owning rentals, middle class sort of rentals both of them.
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24 April 2019 | 9 replies
I have heard of a coin backed by 1 gram of gold and that is around $250 but the gold is maybe worth $50.
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18 September 2016 | 9 replies
Looking in the basement as well is usually a good tell tale sign (older panels and wiring exposed between the floor joists.Other things to consider with older properties (and newer ones alike) are: roof, windows, and hardware (furnace).
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23 January 2023 | 6 replies
Who else is a good Instagram follow for fix and flip?
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15 June 2022 | 14 replies
Don't build it, before you start working it.Call 100 of those people every day for the first 30 days to build it.....missing a phone number, email them and get it, and then call them.Have a phone number, but no email, instagram, or fB, get those.Ask all of them to use and test your personal real estate app.At the end of the 30 days you should have 2000-3000 people in your database.
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6 September 2019 | 1 reply
If you have a little bit of money I would buy a quality list from lets say list source or another good site.And market like crazy using direct mail, RVM, Faceook/instagram Ads everything.$50 for a list on list source free to coldcall your list and find a cheap marketing method that works for youDid that answer your question completely?
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17 January 2020 | 17 replies
It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.
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4 June 2020 | 10 replies
It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.
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3 August 2020 | 4 replies
Personal email, mobile txt, phone call, follow on Li, insta, etc.