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31 January 2025 | 6 replies
I've purchased a couple of my investment properties directly from property management clients who decided to sell.
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4 February 2025 | 17 replies
Unemployment was high but I had savings and managed to find work.
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30 January 2025 | 0 replies
My name is Carsyn Childress, and I work in the acquisitions department at REI Nation, i.e.
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7 February 2025 | 9 replies
I have built a portfolio using owner occupied loans and I also help other investors do the same.
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29 January 2025 | 7 replies
Those sounds like great rentals and vacancy rates have been decent - our management team only has a handful of vacanies out of the 300+ we oversee, thankful for that.
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29 January 2025 | 32 replies
There is so many posts about complete newbies wanting to partner or use someone else's money and I think that is far too risky.
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4 February 2025 | 1 reply
I ask if they are US citizens or green card holders, and I ask for past addresses for the past 5 years as well as any other names they used in the past (maiden name, nickname, etc).
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8 February 2025 | 42 replies
You'll want a property manager.
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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
First, Are you licensed and insured to manage other people's properties?