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11 June 2024 | 14 replies
Any pitfalls or regrets on your end?
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9 June 2024 | 12 replies
The biggest pitfall is when a landlord tries to be "nice" - non-paying tenants are literally stealing from you, treat them like the criminals that they are.To calculate reserves for vacancy costs We average about 2-3% vacancy across our portfolio, I use 5% as the number for reserves.
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10 June 2024 | 4 replies
No STRs according to the HOA. looking at this from an investor/family man lens what pitfalls am I missing?
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9 June 2024 | 2 replies
Are there any pitfalls to avoid when exploring non-traditional financing methods?
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14 June 2024 | 101 replies
I hate that this happened to you and covers the pitfalls of this investment model.
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11 June 2024 | 46 replies
If you guys are seriously considering Ai for Sales Comps Analysis/Market Analysis/etc, you are using Ai wrong and are either just unaware or cognitively dissonant of the pitfalls.
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7 June 2024 | 2 replies
Additionally, I'm curious about any potential pitfalls I should be aware of with student rentals and how to mitigate them.Thank you in advance for your insights!
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7 June 2024 | 13 replies
Are there any major pitfalls to look out for?
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7 June 2024 | 7 replies
Locally I help clients buy investments, and teach them to self-manage providing the tools and contact necessary to avoid pitfalls, headaches etc.
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7 June 2024 | 16 replies
Pretty informative for someone just getting into this...https://kimandbagwell.com/pitfalls-for-the-inexperienced-geo...And on another thread (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/1152882-tax-d...) there was an interesting point made by @Sam Bagwell (I wonder if the above is his firm -- likely)... if you engage an attorney to handle the debarment and the property is redeemed, you can end up upside down even with the 20%.