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10 February 2025 | 1 reply
Bloomington is a city located in south-central Indiana, approximately 52 miles southwest of Indianapolis. en.wikipedia.orgRecently, the city has been exploring co-living arrangements as a strategy to enhance affordable housing options.
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26 January 2025 | 2 replies
Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: I’m exploring strategies to scale my real estate portfolio given the current mortgage rate Not sure much makes sense at 11%...Ouch....tough enough at 7.5% Might have to put more than 20% down to finance....maybe 30% in North Texas.
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25 January 2025 | 6 replies
Thank you again for the guidance—it’s really helping me build a clearer strategy for reaching my goals!
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4 February 2025 | 1 reply
With this strategy, the house layout is very important.
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11 February 2025 | 15 replies
Then starting getting after it, and forming a strategy.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
My name is Batyr, and I’m a real estate investor specializing in co-living (PadSplit) and multi-family properties using creative finance strategies.
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10 February 2025 | 6 replies
Financing and Exit Strategies MatterMany house hackers use FHA or low-down-payment conventional loans.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
It’s always exciting to hear what strategies others are exploring.
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10 February 2025 | 2 replies
Hey Wendell, this is a great strategy!
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
I'm finishing renovations on a studio apartment (under another unit in a multi-family) in the next few days and am trying to decide on what strategy to use to rent it.