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Mike C. Getting started from Seattle, Washington (WA)!
21 April 2015 | 26 replies
You may fall flat on your face or the coach may inexplicably call for a pass on 2nd and goal, when the entire defense is bunched up into a solid wall on the goal line and the championship is on the line, but you're at least guaranteed to learn a lot in the process.
Ramy Kaufler One Percent Rule
4 April 2015 | 18 replies
I live in a town where the 1% deals are not easy to create, and even more difficult and rare to just stumble upon, but they absolutely are out there.Some 1% deals are residences, some are parking lots, and some are a flat concrete pad with cell-towers disguised as flag poles.If you were to compare every 1% deal across a tough town you'd probably find lots of creative angles unique to each deal.   
David Krulac Housing starts are flat, Where's the Recovery?
30 March 2015 | 4 replies

February, 2015 housing starts are down 17% from January to 593,000 units annualized, which is essentially the same as February, 2014 which had 589,000 housing starts annualized.Unadjusted non-annual starts:February 20...

Account Closed Buy & Holds Out-of-State Portfolios - Who has been holding for 10+ years?
6 April 2015 | 114 replies
Kristine Marie Poe  you will find on the lower end that many tenants are one flat tire away from disaster.the top TK providers figured this out about 5 to 6 years ago and now deal in much nicer stock and inventory.My MS rentals are all 1400 to 1600 a month.. in a state that has the lowest average income in the US... so I get the top rental pool not the bottom.
Lars Olsen Short-term unit + long-term units + owner-unit = Success?
9 April 2015 | 4 replies
Ideally a 4-flat with garage.
Rod Desinord 90% of you won't do anything!!!! But why?
16 January 2017 | 82 replies
So i am starting to think that yea that figure is high, but i really think most of it isn't from paralyzation through analysis, but more of weeding out scam after scamFrom my own personal experience...The available information is REAL big on "what" to do and "why" to do it, but in my experience they *ALL* fall flat on the "how". 
James Miller b2r rental finance
28 February 2017 | 47 replies
we have completely different housing stock than you have there in Chicago duplex tri plex are relatively rare.. its either SFR's or 20 to 400 unit apartment complex's .there are probably more 2 flats in a 10 square block of South Chicago than in all of Oregon.and less than 10% of our SFR's are rentals.. unlike many parts of the mid west were that number could be 35 to 50%
Pita Lucas can HOA not disclose their financial statement?
2 April 2015 | 7 replies
Some are flat-assed broke and very poorly run (no sarcasm on that one).Technically you should have been able to review those docs prior to closing, and even now after you've closed I think it's pretty industry standard to to be able to access that info, but they may require you to jump through some hoops and pay for it.
John Pruner LF name of Chicago Southland turnkey company
17 February 2016 | 3 replies
He mentioned they have a flat rate prop mgmt fee and their rehabs are gutted down to the frame with all new systems installed and basic level trim.Neither podcast mentioned his last name or the prop mgmt company name.
Mark Ho Charging for rehab rather than flipping property
8 April 2015 | 8 replies
Thanks in advance.Mark Mark Ho,I don't think that is a bad idea, however, I would charge a percentage vs. a flat rate.