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3 December 2024 | 26 replies
Alternatives include Stessa (free) and Buildium (more robust, pricier).For testing, a phased approach is generally best.
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11 January 2025 | 420 replies
When I plug in the parameters for our test case:$150,000 at 3% for 30 years... it exactly matches the Vertex32 results for monthly payment and the principal and interest portions of the first 24 payments (turn off rounding on the Vertex32 spreadsheet).
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5 December 2024 | 31 replies
I'm skeptical but I'm willing to test the water to something small first.
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15 December 2024 | 59 replies
I also have plans to test air BNB and long term leasing to see what works best.2) Bed bug addendum's have been brought up throughout this post and other research I've been doing.
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12 December 2024 | 49 replies
But that's me.To answer your question, I'm not in the business of recycling dirty money but I think it's pretty well known and established the the proceeds for criminality and the drug trade is invested in all sort of business, especially real estate.
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1 December 2024 | 0 replies
Financing- build a relationship with a regional banker, don’t shop for interest rates, start small and build history and loyalty they are your team, Cross collateralize, deposit CD/MM or custodial account with bank for loan, give them monthly updates, nail your deal analysis, do stress tests on your deal analysis-cost/interest rate/deal length/ sale price etc. 12.
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6 December 2024 | 27 replies
•Run your numbers conservatively and stress-test your investment.Lastly, I’d reconsider Section 8 (S8) for your first deal.
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2 December 2024 | 2 replies
It's still important for each individual to test the software platforms to see which one they prefer.
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7 December 2024 | 18 replies
Researched, test drove for a weekend, comfortable with buying it.
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3 December 2024 | 9 replies
Just keep an eye on how both markets are performing, and maybe start small, like taking out $50k, so you can test the waters without over-leveraging.