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11 March 2024 | 2 replies
@Bjorn Ahlblad Cannot wait to start my journey, thanks for the encouragement and response!
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12 March 2024 | 105 replies
I’ll also add while I don’t think they chaos at the border has been good or should be encouraged I don’t think it’s an acciddnt we’ve had falling inflation along with the surge in border crossing, when you have an aging workforce and no new labor you get wage inflation which leads to price inflation.
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11 March 2024 | 10 replies
I'd encourage anyone to buy in West Sac and hang on forever.
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12 March 2024 | 24 replies
at this stage I would encourage him to put the cash in a brokerage account paying 5% like T bills and keep searching and as well I would also advise to househack first before buying low end looks great on paper rentals find a nice duplex buy it live in one side rent the other rinse repeat.
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11 March 2024 | 10 replies
Hey Rob, I'm a fellow investor in the area.Also Jorge is a great contact, and I would encourage you to get to know him
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12 March 2024 | 25 replies
I encourage our property owners whose ADR is $300+ a night not to skimp on cable.
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11 March 2024 | 7 replies
Your fact pattern appears very encouraging and positive.
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11 March 2024 | 19 replies
I encourage you to look at crime statistics for the entirety of the city......With that being said a ton of my colleagues do flips, buy and holds, new builds, etc.. in Pueblo West.
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11 March 2024 | 9 replies
Hi Shawn - thank you for the encouragement.
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11 March 2024 | 7 replies
It is true that you may miss out on this home, if sold this week, but also consider the Joy Of Missing Out (JOMO) by not overpaying for this property and also footing the bill for many of the potential repairs required for a 120+ year old home as mentioned above by the previous commentors.I would encourage you to take a contractor with you to the open house or someone with experience in this age of home to give you some insight into the property and what may need to be addressed in the first few years of ownership.