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19 January 2025 | 2 replies
I will be obtaining half acre of family land this year. I would like to build a duplex on it for long term rental income. I am wondering if prefab or stick built would be the way to go. I'd love to hear anyone's exper...
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
The best defense against rats entering your property is to seal off all entry points (holes, cracks in walls), remove food sources (dirty dishes, food left in trash cans), and water sources (like leaks).
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26 January 2025 | 3 replies
Source , but for the ones that are that could be a risk if Trump and DOGE's plans to cut those jobs ends up reducing a significant amount of the jobs in DC.
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1 February 2025 | 10 replies
But on that note I do use about 4 different data sources for comp'ing the property's rental price estimate for my clients.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
Hi Youssef,I’ve spent some time refining my approach to sourcing quality cold calling lists in the Dallas/Houston markets.
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27 January 2025 | 7 replies
Lexington is calmer than Columbia but still has plenty to do and great food and activities and its not a far from Columbia.
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27 January 2025 | 14 replies
The members of this forum can give you a lot of food for thought, to think of what you don't know:)How many years until you retire?
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
Transparency, regular communication, and clear milestones have been critical to making this successful.For those of you who are considering working with private lenders or want to improve your deal structure, I hope this gives you some food for thought.
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26 January 2025 | 2 replies
Is one better over the other or do you just get the data from the source directly (gov pages)?
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4 February 2025 | 4 replies
That being said, all of these lead-generating companies do the same thing and often use the same data to source contact information.