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19 January 2025 | 2 replies
Good listings are a people game, not anything you have at the bottom of your post.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Many online courses are self-paced, so working on it in your spare time is absolutely doable.If a career shift isn’t your goal, you can still learn the "game" through various other means.
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2 February 2025 | 14 replies
I believe that many will be able to purchase a townhome or condo, but not that dream home close to the city. 1 month in, I think 1-2 are right but #3 is tricky.
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17 January 2025 | 1 reply
Here's why:The Multi-State Chess Game:• Client had properties in 3 states• Each state has different deadlines to assess taxes• Federal changes trigger automatic state assessments• Timing the response saved $45K in state taxes🏠 Real Estate Investor Pro Tip:States can't assess back taxes if their statute of limitations expires before federal changes finalize.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
Price fair, don't get greedy, play the long game.
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5 February 2025 | 9 replies
When it comes to the STR game, differentiation is critical, and that can be challenging with a 550 square foot oceanfront condo.
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5 February 2025 | 15 replies
Now I am getting in the game myself.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.
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1 February 2025 | 13 replies
But we would still be guessing.The game-on for you is to get your GC out to the property and give you a budget beforre the proeprty gets snatched by another investor.
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15 January 2025 | 39 replies
Right now real estate is a different ball game.