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6 January 2025 | 28 replies
Quote from @Tom Hall: My mortgage rate is very high and I would like to pay some of it off, so that my monthly payments would go down a bit, I dont know if it is financial smart to do it or not?
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Many online courses are self-paced, so working on it in your spare time is absolutely doable.If a career shift isn’t your goal, you can still learn the "game" through various other means.
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17 January 2025 | 1 reply
Here's why:The Multi-State Chess Game:• Client had properties in 3 states• Each state has different deadlines to assess taxes• Federal changes trigger automatic state assessments• Timing the response saved $45K in state taxes🏠 Real Estate Investor Pro Tip:States can't assess back taxes if their statute of limitations expires before federal changes finalize.
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1 February 2025 | 13 replies
But we would still be guessing.The game-on for you is to get your GC out to the property and give you a budget beforre the proeprty gets snatched by another investor.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.
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29 January 2025 | 107 replies
For C/C- neighborhoods you usually need to scale to 10+ doors; it's a numbers game.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
Figuring out the best areas to invest can be a game-changer.
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6 February 2025 | 9 replies
I’m pretty sure if your eyes go straight to an air vent, that is bad design 😂😂😂😂 I knew the game room needed a refresh but if that was the focal point I guess it was worse than I thought lol
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20 January 2025 | 7 replies
Whether you’re a mortgage broker, real estate broker, or running a private lending shop, what software and processes have been game-changers for you?
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15 January 2025 | 39 replies
Right now real estate is a different ball game.