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25 January 2025 | 25 replies
If you buy real estate, you will spend hours and days and weeks and months of your life dealing with it… Home repairs, guests,… An investment really has to be pretty amazing to sacrifice all that time for itThe houses I own I bought many years ago at dirt cheap prices and dirt cheap mortgage rates.
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17 January 2025 | 0 replies
My goal is to find off-market opportunities and present quality leads that fit the needs of active investors.Since I’m working remotely, I’d love to hear from experienced investors:What makes a remote bird-dogging service most valuable to you?
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23 January 2025 | 31 replies
Here in the US you are taxed on the net, as you can deduct mortgage interest or any repairs you might do.
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8 February 2025 | 13 replies
Additionally, when underwriting deals, you need to account for the general idea that repairs and maintenance will be a larger percentage of your rent, the lower your rental is.
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23 January 2025 | 3 replies
House needs some Interior Cosmetic Work, Wood Fence Repairs and some Plumbing Work.I want to turn and run, but I recently heard where there is a Problem, there is Opportunity.I thought this might be an interesting Case Study.Thanks for the Ideas.If they owe $180k on a $210k property and its a year+ behind then they probably owe taxes and other bills as well.
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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
$3500 in repairs with little downtime in getting it fully occupied.
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9 January 2025 | 11 replies
The DST I purchased with Allegiancy (Alorica DST in Ft Worth, TX) did not do good due diligence (in my opinion) regarding the structural quality of the buildings they purchased for this DST in 2022.
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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
In total, including money lost from rent, legal fees, and repairs, the situation cost almost $30k.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
Purchase price: $90,000 Cash invested: $55,000 Triplex in SE Cleveland (D+ neighborhood)Purchased for 90 and saw 105 for valuation. 25% down plus closing costs and unit repairs has led to about 50-60k going into the deal.
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22 January 2025 | 16 replies
In hot markets, some wholesalers and investors use 80-85% of ARV (minus repairs) instead of the typical 70% to stay competitive.A few tips:1.