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11 October 2024 | 17 replies
I am not sure if anyone ever cared to pull together the data but I am quite confident in saying a study that compared licensed to unlicensed contractors would tell the story of unlicensed contractors seeking greater deposits in relation to total project costs than those with all proper licenses.
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30 September 2024 | 8 replies
I only have 7 months of data, but other hosts say Padsplit tries to at least keep everyone as close to 80% as possible.
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9 October 2024 | 8 replies
I’m looking for some guidance on my next steps toward achieving financial freedom through real estate.My long-term goal is to acquire enough rental properties to secure my financial future.
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7 October 2024 | 8 replies
If you do decide to proceed into investing, this will open to a realm of achieving financial freedom and slowly accumulate your rental portfolio, so that you can replace your active tech income from your rental income.
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8 October 2024 | 4 replies
Josh, we are entering a period where the FED has came out and said rates are coming down.Based on decades of data, during market cycles when interest rates are decreasing, asset prices rise.
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8 October 2024 | 3 replies
Despite my efforts to keep all the input data consistent, I’m getting different rates of return from various rental calculators.
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6 October 2024 | 1 reply
Google LLC announced Aug. 15 plans to invest more than $1 billion in Texas this year, its latest strategic goal focused on supporting cloud and data center infrastructure.Some of that investment will go directly into the technology giant’s data center campuses in Red Oak and Midlothian, both south of Dallas, which are helping the company meet the increasing demand for cloud and artificial intelligence services.
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6 October 2024 | 27 replies
Thank you I have Propstream but have found that their data is stale, specifically for last sales and properties listed as in foreclosure that no longer are.
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6 October 2024 | 11 replies
I am struggling to find much data in rents in the Fon Du Lac County area.
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7 October 2024 | 1 reply
Remember, C/D located properties generally appraise once improved for significantly more than they will actually sell in an arms length transaction so you can go to many C/D neighborhoods, successfully complete the BRRRR method but deal with all of the operational difficulties of the asset class and then fail to achieve a sale figure remotely close to the favorable appraisal that allowed for the proceeds to be returned through the refinance.