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3 December 2024 | 3 replies
I believe I am realist and not negative but .. most ADU additions are not value adds as the addition costs more than the value added.
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4 December 2024 | 9 replies
Along those same lines, I recommend shifting your mindset from generating additional income to investment diversification.
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10 December 2024 | 25 replies
In addition to direct real estate, I invest fairly heavily in index funds.
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4 December 2024 | 6 replies
I have a good agent I've worked with for years and letting him represent me not only gives me the advantage of additional counsel, it also gives me someone else to do the heavy lifting so I can concentrate on the deals themselves rather than the intricacies of the actual contract, the process of moving everything through closing and all the hiccups that often come with investment properties.
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29 November 2024 | 12 replies
They’ll handle setting up your legal entity and obtaining your EIN (Employer Identification Number).
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7 December 2024 | 5 replies
Also, Investors need to be prepared for and understand if there are additional costs that come with foreclosures, such as water bills, and potential fines for property upkeep.
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9 December 2024 | 11 replies
Make sure your listing is well optimized you can also do a little tweaking to your listing daily to get on the algorithm, make sure your photos are eye catching and well arranged, you can send out your link to friends and families and ask them to add it to their wishlist.In terms of pricing you always want to start low to get some bookings and ratings then slowly increase your price.I wish you the best in your business.
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29 November 2024 | 8 replies
Low crime, steady employment opportunities in the surrounding areas as well as Appleton.
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8 December 2024 | 10 replies
Yes it explicitly allowed things like the term and rate, and I wrote that it should exclude anything additional which is unnecessary since I couldn't be there to read the closing docs themselves (which I assume can vary depending on what the branch leader/loan officer wants for the nonconforming loan).
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4 December 2024 | 25 replies
One issue I've uncovered in this is that they also add a $75 "admin fee" in addition to the percentage based "supervisory fee."