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28 October 2024 | 9 replies
I can see that there is going to be information overload for a while until I get hang of the real estate world.How have you done out there in Austin?
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27 October 2024 | 4 replies
When you do ceilings you only have to paper/ plastic the light fixtures and maybe some smoke alarms, you can hang plastic over windows, but the paint is usually dry before it hits them and wipes off easily.
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27 October 2024 | 13 replies
Like wearing shades at a resort's pool with hooters waitresses they paid to hang out with and a lambo rented from Turo.
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8 November 2024 | 53 replies
If you read what I wrote in my first response and heard it as two people talking to each other, smiling or just hanging out, not a single person in the world would even blink.
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30 October 2024 | 4 replies
Some were photos that showed pink insulation hanging from an open ceiling.
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21 October 2024 | 0 replies
Brass tacks:4 months into the dealVisited the property a total of 5 timesHired a contractor local in that areaSplit just about $100,000 between my partner and I.
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25 October 2024 | 0 replies
This market calls for patience and perhaps a little extra negotiation savvy, but for those who lean in, it’s packed with potential.Sellers, hang tight!
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22 October 2024 | 1 reply
Brass tacks:4 months into the dealVisited the property a total of 5 timesHired a contractor local in that areaSplit just about $100,000 between my partner and I.
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25 October 2024 | 12 replies
Downside is you won’t get the equity accumulation - but if you did this in conjunction with the properties that may not cash flow - the private lending income could help offset the low to no rental income from appreciating properties - so you get the best of both worlds without double the mortgage payments hanging over your head.
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28 October 2024 | 40 replies
The low hanging fruit has already been picked.