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16 April 2021 | 120 replies
If you can buy something ugly even with conventional financing for say 90k, throw 5-10k in there as a simple rehab, rent it for 1200 then refinance out at an ARV of 120-130k, even if it’s not a stellar deal, I would say that’s a way better way to start your investing by adding some value to your deals, building some equity and repositioning it later on to allow you to safely and effectively scale as opposed to just waiting to save up another downpayment
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11 September 2023 | 0 replies
Upon all the research I've done so far, I've concluded that finding a stellar Realtor, Lendor, General Contractor, and Property Manager are/should be at the top of my priorities just starting out.
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12 August 2020 | 5 replies
I will give you that home you have there looks nice though and the numbers look fair as @Kris Wong mentioned, but not stellar.
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12 February 2023 | 7 replies
can go a long way as well.Providing great value and stellar customer service without expectations of reciprocity will go a long way to building an awesome reputation and generate "raving fans" - referrals and reviews (start a Google MyBusiness if you don't already have one, and/or cross-post those reviews to places like your social media, website, etc.) are HUGE once you get those cogs turning.
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26 February 2019 | 56 replies
First, I would have to know the reason for the eviction.Second, he would need stellar, confirmed Landlord references between that eviction and now.Third, he would have to pay a significant deposit of two months rent.Your job is to mitigate risk.
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22 July 2020 | 15 replies
Henry,Both markets are stellar but it's going to be tough to find 1%+ MF deals in both of those areas and if one does come available, it's going to be located in C class pocket if you're open to that asset class.
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23 February 2023 | 20 replies
Many of these condos are sold to uninformed investors on the basis of Tulum's stellar past performance.
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12 July 2022 | 12 replies
You have to take care of a lot of land requirements, deal with less than stellar contractors compared to a major city (just my experience), and more.
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20 August 2019 | 33 replies
But if you don't want to pay a PM 30% or more of gross, those hassles are the price you pay for stellar returns.