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12 February 2025 | 1 reply
Might coat you $500 or more for a hour but will save you a $15k bill from a contractor who simply sees a easy way to make money off off you!
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12 February 2025 | 0 replies
Imagine turning your retirement savings into a powerful tool for building real estate wealth—without spending a dime!
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8 February 2025 | 29 replies
We have a decent amount saved up and have thought about doing a out of state deal but might be good to do a deal near me to start out.
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27 January 2025 | 33 replies
Liability Protection: An LLC provides legal separation between your personal and rental property assets, which can protect personal assets if a lawsuit arises.
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8 February 2025 | 2 replies
if you have no money to put down then you're not ready.here's what i would do instead:-save up enough until you have enough money to do a live-in flip-do a live-in fliphope that helps
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
Have the tenants take and send pictures of any maintenance items and video chat with the repair person as needed.If you ever get in a situation where you just feel like you can't do it or don't want to do it, you can always put a PM in place at any time.
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30 January 2025 | 2 replies
We had to save up the 5% to get our first place with an 80/15 first and second mortgage.
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13 February 2025 | 2 replies
You essentially save 20% on materials for the markup.
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12 February 2025 | 1 reply
I don’t know if I should invest in the Jersey market and put maybe 20-50% down on something, make less cash flow and make more appreciation, or every two years or so maybe buy something fully cash (my own $) in the Midwest let’s say 5-10 units and make more cash flow with no debt as with the income I make I can just save and buy more, don’t necessarily need to leverage in some markets.