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27 January 2025 | 29 replies
Over-relying on a coach for every decision can hinder your ability to develop critical thinking skills and confidence in your own judgment.5.
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23 January 2025 | 23 replies
Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.
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21 January 2025 | 2 replies
Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.
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16 January 2025 | 5 replies
Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.
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25 January 2025 | 91 replies
It is standard practice and component level depreciation is encouraged by the IRS.Though it is very important to track you time as you go along.
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18 January 2025 | 3 replies
Lots of wholesalers are nothing but contract executors and do nothing but tie up properties without the ability to sell to and end buyer.
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20 January 2025 | 19 replies
@Jay Hinrichs I'd love to think this is government working FOR the people, protecting there ability to process.
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11 February 2025 | 15 replies
The reason it is harder to get a mortgage on a primary home vs investment property is a federal law called "ability to repay" or ATR.
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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
Provide them proof of your ability to find, fix, flip (or whatever strategy you plan to use), and then start with small amounts of their money.
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17 January 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Andrea Russin: A blanket loan would be a good way to spread the equity however it would limit your ability to easily exit one property without restructuring your loan.