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1 January 2025 | 6 replies
Quote from @Chris Seveney: Quote from @Devin James: In 2021, we saw buyers upgrading to larger homes, taking advantage of 3% interest rates to afford an extra 300+ square feet.Today, smaller homes are selling much faster as higher rates make additional square footage less affordable.While rates are historically average, I don’t see them dropping significantly.
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25 January 2025 | 26 replies
As @James Wise and others point out; Do the basics.
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7 January 2025 | 27 replies
Quote from @Andrew J Coleman: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Monika Ruszaj: Quote from @Danielle Price: @Manuel Angeles.
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21 January 2025 | 35 replies
Quote from @Jeremiah Dunakin: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Jeremiah Dunakin: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Hourly rates are not crazy for skilled labor nowadays...what gets my attention is that the Handyman works for the PM.
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5 January 2025 | 17 replies
Quote from @Chris Mason: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Chris Mason: Indoor shopping malls as they existed in the 1990s are dying, but retail is not.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Michael Rodriguez: Howdy fellow Memphis investors,Any ideas for protecting thieves from pulling out the HVAC copper pipe?
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4 January 2025 | 4 replies
Also, James Dainard just came out with a new flipping book, The House Flipping Framework.
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2 January 2025 | 13 replies
Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Cristina Melo: @Chris Seveney Thank you for your reply.
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6 January 2025 | 77 replies
Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Quote from @James Hamling: @Jonathan Greene I think it's all about intent.