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7 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Anthony MillerYour property management experience is a major advantage as you start investing, giving you a head start with tenant screening, lease agreements, and maintenance coordination.
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8 January 2025 | 4 replies
That may not apply to you, as a financial professional, but I thought I would share the story.Obiously you could re-lever your portfolio to bring the ROE back up, but then you have to place those borrowed funds somewhere that nets a high enough return that the portfolio is ahead, given the drag of the interest and any transaction fees.
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5 January 2025 | 4 replies
What tools or strategies are you using to stay ahead of the game?
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10 January 2025 | 13 replies
In fact the developers formula that I use to come up with a max offer that was taught to me by a very successful land developer is .4x(Sellout Market Value - Development & Selling Costs) Basically, it's 40 cents on the finished dollar less costs.
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6 January 2025 | 9 replies
So, I'd like to get ahead of the game and start working up a plan and a strong argument for it which I can use when the time comes.
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29 January 2025 | 47 replies
All are profits/income tand you are still coming out ahead, even if you have to pay taxes on them.
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16 January 2025 | 19 replies
U invest in the fund and there is no debt ahead of you you own the debt free and clear the only risk is they buy the wrong debt and the underlying collateral does not support the investment.. which is why you go with folks that have a lot of experience in the space and now how to value the collateral.
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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Haha yeah this is what real estate deals usually look like for me, but awesome that you came out ahead!
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6 January 2025 | 8 replies
It’s been a pain going there every day for the past 4 weeks and looking ahead to have to keep going there every day for the next 4 weeks.
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1 January 2025 | 0 replies
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