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10 January 2025 | 3 replies
The common mistake here is that not ALL your equity is borrowable on a property and even more so on a investment property then an owner occupied property.
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5 January 2025 | 24 replies
There are even ADU grants being offered.
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16 January 2025 | 26 replies
A good property manager can be an invaluable resource for first-time investors, even before you purchase your first property.
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7 January 2025 | 8 replies
BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.
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2 January 2025 | 2 replies
@Scott Trench & @Rene Hosman Have you considered implementing ways to verify identities of those who can post in the forums and perhaps even require full names?
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7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Even though the interest rates are high, it’s a great tool for people who don’t have all the cash to do a fix-and-flip.
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10 January 2025 | 9 replies
I do a meetup in Mesa on Saturday morning's which is a good place to come meet even more RE professionals and investors.You have the experience so now you just need the right strategy to grow the portfolio.
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8 January 2025 | 15 replies
But, it’s not a business because even if successful, you don’t own the underlying asset, so unless you grow very large you have nothing to sell.
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19 January 2025 | 18 replies
You can't charge extra pet rent or even a pet deposit because it's legally not considered a pet.
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8 January 2025 | 3 replies
Even at that threshold budgets are tight. 3.