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10 February 2025 | 0 replies
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5 February 2025 | 14 replies
The stock market is up something like 80% of the days long term.
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11 February 2025 | 6 replies
What is the average spread in the market(s) you are in for flips?
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11 February 2025 | 14 replies
Off Market, and KREIA are just a few places to look.
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5 February 2025 | 35 replies
Years ago I bought houses for $25k in my market.
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11 February 2025 | 2 replies
I also have $102k in a money market account that currently earns about 4.5%.
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
One year after I used that property to pull a HELOC and this year used that money to purchase an off market 4 family property in Clinton for well under market value, which I just recently finished all of the repairs and upgrades on.
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11 February 2025 | 16 replies
I would compare the return on your rental to your stock market portfolio.
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12 February 2025 | 4 replies
Charge market rate.
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9 February 2025 | 17 replies
And that number depends on you, your market, your property and your goals.