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14 July 2024 | 16 replies
@Joshua Smith - The biggest lessoned I learned is, it's expensive to own real estate.
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17 July 2024 | 37 replies
This goes for new construction and newly renovated properties as well, some of the biggest problems I’ve seen are with new construction and most renovations are just “lipstick on a pig”.
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15 July 2024 | 15 replies
All of that's great, but at your age, the biggest benefit more than any specific strategy is simply ... time.
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16 July 2024 | 21 replies
@Michael Bishay your biggest challenge will be getting your expected ROI out of Class C & D properties.S8 vouchers aren't necessarily a guaranteed solution.
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14 July 2024 | 4 replies
Last month was my biggest month so far.
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14 July 2024 | 27 replies
The biggest hurdle right now is interest rates, it is extremely difficult to buy in a popular market and actually make a profit out of the gate.
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12 July 2024 | 6 replies
For educational purposes and future planning, is there a downside to having a large net operating loss carrying over into future years?
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13 July 2024 | 1 reply
Probably biggest mistake was how long we took cleaning it out.
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14 July 2024 | 7 replies
I have looked into investing in Maine and the biggest challenge I found was many properties did not have tenants paying for utilities.
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12 July 2024 | 3 replies
The downside is that the property must be free and clear of any existing mortgages for this to work.