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26 May 2024 | 2 replies
When people are looking for a niche to start out with, I tell them it's best to pick something and stick with it for a good 6 months to 1 year before switching to something else.
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27 May 2024 | 8 replies
Getting mattresses, couches and other large items picked up is expensive.If you caulked holes from the tv installation, it sounds like the patches were done incorrectly and will need to be redone.
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28 May 2024 | 68 replies
Now, I would pick my battle and perhaps find a win win for this, but this is a win and a loss for everyone else.
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26 May 2024 | 1 reply
Just pick the forum you think is closest -- people will see it.
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30 May 2024 | 63 replies
Pick a market that fits your investing goals, then build your team (investor friendly agent, lender, PM, contractors, etc).
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26 May 2024 | 10 replies
Key is to pick an area that you’re interested in.
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26 May 2024 | 8 replies
I picked them up yesterday and they amended 2023 but not 2022.
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27 May 2024 | 19 replies
if your immediate area is too expensive, i'd pick a couple markets between 1 and 3 hours away, learn them, go to meetups, look at properties, get connected, research strategies, walk them, narrow down to 1, repeat, etc.and if that sounds like it's too time consuming or something you're not interested in... no worries.
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26 May 2024 | 10 replies
I am likely thinking about picking up a property in Dubai next year possibly.
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25 May 2024 | 4 replies
Pick your top 3-5 filtering questions and include them in your post to be answered by any PMC interested:)Please feel free to PM us if you'd like to chat about creating those questions:)