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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
@Lillian Pintaro,Birmingham’s a lucrative market—it’s been my stomping ground for nearly 20 years, and you can find some excellent deals if you know what you’re after and dive deep by zip code, neighborhood, and city block.For what it’s worth, we manage 2,000+ units (many for out-of-state investors) mostly in the north and west part of town—so think suburbs outside the city limits like Graysville (35073), Adamsville (35005), Mount Olive (35117), Center Point (35215), and the like.Since you’re also open to the surrounding areas, places like Odenville (to the east) and Tuscaloosa (to the southwest) could be worth checking out.
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7 February 2025 | 22 replies
They're basically two different skill sets and it's fallacious thinking to assume you can do one because you can do the other.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.
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11 February 2025 | 15 replies
Private Money Lenders are going to be hard for a primary residence as it is an investment and typically they want to see a return prior to two years - also, the house would need to be purchased at a discount which would limit your options on a primary residence - now if you are looking for something that needs some work that you are planning on fixing up, it would be a little more feasible.
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22 January 2025 | 4 replies
While I was open to carrying a note, I wasn’t going to go that high.Unfortunately, there’s been an unrealistic expectation set by the gurus that relying on seller financing is a viable strategy for buying a business.
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30 January 2025 | 47 replies
But he has clear advantage of getting much larger deposit (landlord in most jurisdictions is limited to collecting 1.5 or 2 months' rent payment, which he must place in an escrow vs. $8000-$10000 Scott can collect and use for any purpose the next day).
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30 January 2025 | 5 replies
Phoenix is the fastest growing metro in AZ.The campaign is generating leads, however with my minimal real estate investing experience and limited time from my full time job I feel like I'm not maximizing my opportunity here.The way I see it is I have 2 paths:1.
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31 January 2025 | 3 replies
As a disabled person, I want to be in real estate, but I know I am limited.
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9 February 2025 | 173 replies
Companies are free to set their own rules for doing business with them.
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27 January 2025 | 1 reply
Really asking those who have a limited number of properties.