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12 July 2024 | 5 replies
When deciding between managing your own property or hiring a professional service, consider these key factors: your available time and expertise, knowledge of local regulations, property scale and location, access to reliable maintenance resources, tenant management capabilities, financial implications, emergency responsiveness, and personal preference for hands-on versus delegated management.
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12 July 2024 | 17 replies
Start with cities with a metro population of >1M if you want long-term, reliable income.
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12 July 2024 | 7 replies
Hospitable integrated with pricelabs and my smart lock.I find hospitable to be very easy to use and reliable. it’s not as robust as some, but does the basic tasks really well
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11 July 2024 | 1 reply
Headline (total) inflation for the past month was negative, -0.1%.Core inflation (total inflation minus food and energy) was up only 0.065%, so it gets rounded to 0.1% increase.
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11 July 2024 | 17 replies
You will get better, but it will involve a lot of time and energy to get there.Investing is the same.
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11 July 2024 | 11 replies
I think they are a reliable company, but conditions are very different today.
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9 July 2024 | 6 replies
Contractors can be some of the least reliable people on the planet - no offense to the good one (singular) reading this.
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11 July 2024 | 10 replies
Factor in energy-efficient appliances and construction methods if applicable.Insurance Estimates: Speak with insurance brokers who specialize in property insurance.
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11 July 2024 | 1 reply
.- Maintaining Property Value: Renting to reliable tenants who pay on time and take care of the property helps maintain its value.
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11 July 2024 | 7 replies
I’d love to learn where you are in your journey and how I can help or possibly partner with you.”I’ll make myself clear, I want to buy multi family properties and am searching for reliable investors that are likeminded.