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24 September 2024 | 2 replies
Any tips or advice welcome.
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24 September 2024 | 3 replies
My onlyl tip is check out self directed IRA discusions here.
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24 September 2024 | 3 replies
A few tips to build it faster:1) Attend local real estate meetups and networking events—Houston has an active investor community, and BiggerPockets is a great place to connect with others before meeting them in person.2) Join Facebook groups and other online forums for Houston real estate investors.
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23 September 2024 | 25 replies
:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.
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21 September 2024 | 16 replies
I'm having trouble raising capital, is there anyone out there that can give me tip on how to raise capital?
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24 September 2024 | 16 replies
You can also search online for tips/tricks on how to automate certain tasks and utilize the full features offered by QB.
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23 September 2024 | 6 replies
lots more to learn so please send your tips/tricks/masterminds etc my way!
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23 September 2024 | 33 replies
My poor fingers got tired of typing the same thing over and over, so I put my tips and tricks in a blog post.
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23 September 2024 | 1 reply
Any tips to share?