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21 January 2025 | 74 replies
You can see he even went so far as to pretend it’s real by using a real enough image of check that they would “need” to block out the account and routing numbers….
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12 January 2025 | 6 replies
Using a HELOC can provide you with the necessary capital at a lower interest rate to fund your next projects without leaning too heavily on hard money lenders, which can eat into your profits.Here are a some actors that you would want to consider:1.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
Regarding getting started, I recommend finding an STR owner who's overwhelmed or just worn out with managing their property, and perhaps who's also not using a dynamic pricing tool, and then offering to manage it for a very small cost.
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2 January 2025 | 2 replies
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28 December 2024 | 5 replies
We have equity on our SF and we’re thinking of using a HELOC.
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10 January 2025 | 12 replies
If I wasn't able to get the cash together, using a private lender would've been a good option.
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9 January 2025 | 20 replies
Do you still recommend using a real estate CPA or is their tax professionals that specialize in the more simple investor situations like mine?
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25 January 2025 | 26 replies
Problem working with regular buyers is you take them all over the place and can only take one out a weekend at a time unless using a bus tour,etc.I focus on commercial and not residential but I know it pretty well.
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7 January 2025 | 28 replies
That's our cap.The only time we have seen an electric bill higher is when contractors were in there working and using a ton of electricity for industrial heaters for a month.
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20 January 2025 | 62 replies
I *almost* did a bridge loan through them, but ended up firing them and using a private money lender again.