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3 September 2024 | 7 replies
@Tommy BrantIt really depends upon the market, and I think the operator, their scale of operations, and their loss runs.We bought a deal from a mom and pop last year, and their insurance company saved us dramatically on pricing.
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4 September 2024 | 10 replies
One issue is the challenge of qualifying, as conventional loans will have DTI requirements, income requirements, loan size limits, and loan amount limits that investors looking to scale a portfolio run into as soon as the financial freedom snowball starts rolling.
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6 September 2024 | 19 replies
As I scale my portfolio is good to know what to look out for.
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2 September 2024 | 6 replies
I always hear all the stories of people scaling fast.
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2 September 2024 | 32 replies
Beyond these projects, there’s extensive mixed-use and large-scale development happening all across the metro area, both in urban and suburban zones.Given Kansas City's comparatively low market prices (compared to the national average), there's little concern about substantial price softening.
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3 September 2024 | 20 replies
There is too much work and a better way to scale with multi-family.
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3 September 2024 | 14 replies
I love this strategy, it makes so much sense for Rookie Investors trying to scale.
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1 September 2024 | 8 replies
We have replaced 7 AC units in the past 2 months in our portfolio - which is really extreme... but it's $35,000 in expenses we had to incur... so it deserves consideration regardless of what scale you are at.You might think - well I can just refi it when rates come down.
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6 September 2024 | 64 replies
You tend to have breathing room to cover living expenses and more time to think on next investments to scale and grow the portfolio.That's very hard to do when trying to scratch and claw to get a start wondering where money is coming from to eat and pay the bills to survive another day.