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24 December 2024 | 2 replies
The human race has historically been poor at predicting future, so it's wise to prepare for multiple scenarios.Mortgage rates in 2025 may decrease slightly if inflation stabilizes and the Federal Reserve eases rates, though they are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic lows.
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
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6 January 2025 | 77 replies
That is smart business.Most people, as you said, just fake it so poorly.
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24 December 2024 | 1 reply
This was my first property, and while it's been a great learning experience, I made several mistakes along the way—ranging from choosing a realtor who was more focused on closing the deal than finding the right house to having a poor inspection and overlooking issues hidden beneath the surface (literally).
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9 January 2025 | 59 replies
you not on one of the major listing sites you are missing a lot of revenue potential Penny wise dollar poor
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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
Poor communication, a few mistakes on returns he's sent, and then worse communication after I mentioned these mistakes.
29 December 2024 | 9 replies
Normally when a property is advertised as "cash only" the property is in poor condition and/or the seller wants to reduce contingencies and opts for a cleaner transaction.
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23 December 2024 | 15 replies
You can only use a handyman for jobs under $500 as I recall....which will exclude tile, drywall, insulation, paint and well pretty much everything....
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24 December 2024 | 25 replies
Quote from @JD Martin: I can't speak to rates - I think eventually they come down out of sheer necessity - but as far as the economy we must be living in an insulated bubble up here in Northeast Tennessee; no one has bothered telling us the economy is bad.
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27 December 2024 | 22 replies
Check out our comments on Pissed Consumer for more about this poor excuse for real estate investing software.