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2 January 2025 | 13 replies
Usually my time spent with newbies last a minimum of 1-2 hours on our first meeting (either in person or on the phone).
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2 January 2025 | 1 reply
I have also utilized owner financing for longer periods of time, including personal residence and 2 barrier island houses on the coast of Florida.
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1 January 2025 | 6 replies
So, to casually mention eviction before investigating how this might be resolved in a positive way would shock any rational person. 3.
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4 January 2025 | 11 replies
Although the percentage of the increase is large, the determinative factors are whether the resulting rent is so great as to shock the conscience of a reasonable person and was effected for the purpose of compelling the tenant to vacate."
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3 January 2025 | 1 reply
The best way to learn about how to really invest in real estate is to read books, listen to good podcasts, and pair that with going to in-person meetups so you can see people just like you, married with 3 kids, who are making it work for them.
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3 January 2025 | 12 replies
I don't know a single person who regrets starting out with a quad and house hacking.
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3 January 2025 | 2 replies
Some hotels actually have a condo like structure, where people can own the units, but perhaps are limited on their personal use to only a certain amount of the year - the rest of the year it is in the rental pool managed by the hotel.If numerous room owners stopped paying their bills, you could get tax liens on numerous separately owned units.Hotels are a tough business, an issue I also see come up with them often is that they require refreshes, expensive and relatively often - at least once every 10 years, if not more often.
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27 December 2024 | 22 replies
Account Closed You can do automated lead generation in several ways, depending on whether you're looking for seller leads, buyer leads or private lender leads.Seller Leads: (1) Lead Swiper (online lead search with dozens of targeted searches), (2) Instant Leads -- direct access to listed properties nationwide with a click (3) OfferBot, automated offer making software (I use this every day) (4) Direct Mail Connect (upload your own list or use lists out of Freedomsoft) -- my team manages a ton of direct mail in my real estate business using this, (5) SMS lead generation (I use this every day)...and that's just scratching the surface.Buyer Leads: (1) Nationwide Cash Buyer database (millions of buyer records at the click of a mouse) -- including buyer name, address and all property addresses they've bought including closing dates and prices paid
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5 January 2025 | 2 replies
And then you can use that information to start to develop your own personal due diligence method: Crowdstreet.com, 1031 Crowdfunding, Akr7, Finresi etc.
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5 January 2025 | 4 replies
Work with your commercial lender/insurer/lawyer/personal banker and see if they know of any interested parties.4.