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9 January 2025 | 10 replies
If you have other money to grow your portfolio even with $107K left in the property then hold the property.
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4 January 2025 | 1 reply
If you’ve got any success stories, lessons learned, or even cautionary tales, I’d love to hear them.Thank you for welcoming me to this amazing community.
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7 January 2025 | 28 replies
No one has ever even requested to see the bill but I have it there so they can feel better.
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5 January 2025 | 6 replies
Even if it's cleaning rooms, get a feel for the operations.
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13 January 2025 | 15 replies
I agree that is will be a gamble as to how well it will do.Also, ask the owner if they will entertain partial owner financing to keep from dragging family and friends into this risky business venture.Maybe even rent from owner for a year with right to sublease to see how it goes before committing to a purchase.
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9 January 2025 | 5 replies
But if I put the money into buying a house, with the leverage of a mortgage loan, I can still earn about 11% annually on my investment on the appreciation, even though there is no cash received for the rent.
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3 January 2025 | 11 replies
Even if a score doesn't include a history of everything, if it has enough data it should be useful.
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4 January 2025 | 2 replies
What you’re counting on is even a slow rate of appreciation, say equal to barely inflation, called it 2-3% being multiplied by 4 or 5X because you only put down 20-25%.
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14 January 2025 | 19 replies
Sometimes even calling them as soon as I saw the inquiry.
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8 January 2025 | 6 replies
I know that's not a huge cash flow, and any repairs could make me break even.