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26 November 2024 | 6 replies
I was able to buy the house with $12,000 down and I paid some closing costs for a beautiful, turnkey house that needs absolutely nothing.
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27 November 2024 | 16 replies
Lord knows there are a lot of fancy, online GP's now with beautiful websites, YouTube channels, and 10 people in their investor relations department but only 1 inexperienced guy in their acquisitions who couldn't underwrite a lemonade stand.good luck :)
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26 November 2024 | 1 reply
I have a strong network here and know the key players/stakeholders in the community and am trying to learn how I can get involved to make an impact to change the community and restore the existing (beautiful) infrastructure.
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28 November 2024 | 23 replies
Having your calendar sync up between all is where a PMS comes in beautifully and OwnerRez is sou-to-nuts that best one out there.We went from one property to three within two years and the platform handles things wonderfully.The UI/UX utterly blows but the functionality is second to none.
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17 November 2024 | 5 replies
Just heard of this group today from Bryan Field. I am new to real estate and starting my journey to set up and build a real estate portfolio that I can pass on to my children. I am still in the beginning/research phas...
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1 December 2024 | 134 replies
JD, I'd agree about cat pee.....it has something in it that will make you see Jesus, even with a respirator....But that house that had 9 dogs locked inside of it had this beautiful wide-plank flooring, Ponderosa Pine...unbelievably gorgrous.....I had it sanded once and got about 50% of the smell, twice, maybe 75 %....third time got 95%.Primer/paint did little.....finally had to have the walls and ceilings skim coated with new texture...throughout the entire almost 3000 SF house.
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26 November 2024 | 10 replies
We did look at brokenbow, beautiful area but it looks like there is a lot of competition there now.
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19 November 2024 | 26 replies
To maximize the living space, we worked closely with the city to create egress window codes, allowing us to add an additional bedroom, a beautifully finished bathroom, and a family room in the basement.
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18 November 2024 | 14 replies
We use a YTD paystub and last year’s W-2(s) to calculate income several different ways:Hourly or salary income calculated to a monthly amountYTD income divided by number of YTD monthsYTD + W-2(s) income divided by the corresponding number of monthsIf these numbers vary too much, then we investigate and require an acceptable Letter of Explanation.Employment StabilityUnless an applicant has exceptional credit, we strive to determine their stability of employment to make sure they’ll always be able to pay the rent on time.
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21 November 2024 | 12 replies
In the meantime, it’s a beautiful plot of land with a nice creek running through it.