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24 January 2025 | 11 replies
Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.
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31 January 2025 | 7 replies
The promise of accelerated depreciation and immediate tax savings is attractive.
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10 February 2025 | 71 replies
Even to them I say, "Well, I wish you found us first and saved 40-50k, however, use what you bought and make millions.
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6 February 2025 | 2 replies
The rehab took 5 months and I did 90% of the work myself, saving $30k but losing a lot of time.
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11 February 2025 | 20 replies
Easy Street is a good option BUT you need CASH in liquid checking/savings for down payment of 20% and BIG chunk 2-3 times loan amount to buy out of a prepayment penalty.
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11 February 2025 | 11 replies
I do agree with @Jules Aton though, the best option may be to wait and save up for your down payment.
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4 February 2025 | 7 replies
I agree with most on here that the warranty process is less than ideal, however there are off chances that it saves you thousands.
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29 January 2025 | 25 replies
In 1-2 years you could save enough to purchase a home to house hack.
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5 February 2025 | 54 replies
It’s a cost, but it saves time and headaches.5.
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7 February 2025 | 4 replies
I tend to save the most money by being able to do my own stuff up to code.