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30 July 2015 | 8 replies
My suggestion would be for you to visit a number of them and pick the ones you want to attend on a regular basis.
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20 June 2015 | 26 replies
If you are planning to buy in NC, I would suggest you come for a visit a few times to make sure you are not purchasing blindly.
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20 October 2015 | 7 replies
I have just landed in Knoxville and am going to visit a dealI would look at irem.org for management companies.
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13 February 2017 | 51 replies
It's almost a certainty that the Philadelphia numbers are inflated by the Pope's visit as @Lucas Pfaffalready posted.
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31 May 2019 | 28 replies
This can be tricky as most probably a) you will need to physically visit a branch; b) they might ask you for your personal Tax Identification Number.
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15 May 2019 | 2 replies
Check them out on Meetup and visit a few whenever you have time.
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29 May 2019 | 17 replies
I picked Huntington mainly because they are everywhere in my area and I have tenants who simply visit a branch office and deposit their rent in my account every month.I also have another account for that same LLC with a local community bank.
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24 July 2019 | 2 replies
I rented out my SFR nearly two years ago; the same tenants have been there the whole time.The last time I went over for a regular maintenance visit, a couple of months ago, one of them asked me how often I had put batteries (2 AA) in the thermostat while I was working on the house.
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24 July 2019 | 5 replies
Some people believe that they can buy a condo for example, visit a few months out of the year and use the rest of the year to pay for it.
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27 July 2019 | 14 replies
As an OOS investor you will be in an a disadvantage vs the locals you will never have their knowledge or ability to visit a property or neighborhood after work like they can.