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1 February 2025 | 23 replies
I'd suggest that there is essentially no tax implication for this as compared to your alternatives.
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6 February 2025 | 20 replies
Alternatively, take the average of what utilities were the last year - divide by 12 to get a monthly average price and add that into the rent based on square footage (you may be able to do this depending on market rents).
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5 February 2025 | 21 replies
Alternatively, you can tell them you will charge their security deposit for it, but that becomes a charge against your security for the property.You should consider whether you really want them out of the property with regards to the above paragraph.
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5 February 2025 | 28 replies
An alternative could be including photos of plants in your design.
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19 January 2025 | 47 replies
And its not replacing loans, but its an alternative that makes funds cheaper and faster to get, all in platform's ecosystem with investors desperate for new properties, buying tokens like bread.Huh, that's weird Richard because you opened this post that you just "found" this and were asking about it.....But you seem to respond as if your SELLING this....
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4 January 2025 | 0 replies
For BRRRR investors: Are you rethinking cash-out refi strategies or exploring alternative rent models to make deals work?
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18 January 2025 | 15 replies
I would focus on credit, consider some alternative options to "free your Benjamins" out of your home, or even consider doing a partial sale of your home to give you capital to get back at it!
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29 December 2024 | 3 replies
I currently own a few properties here in Bryan-College Station, I have a full time sales job so try to stay as passive as possible. This is why I haven't done STR or anything. I'm currently only cash flowing about $10...
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15 January 2025 | 49 replies
I'm looking for alternative software.
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12 January 2025 | 185 replies
That's not exactly a good alternative to sub to.