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26 January 2025 | 9 replies
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6 February 2025 | 16 replies
Not my idea, this is from RichDad, but really good advice.I would suggest to do that on the side and think about a W2 job.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
As you allocate your budget, I'd suggest factoring in a decent portion for interior design/furnishings and amenities.
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6 February 2025 | 1 reply
You'll probably get some good ideas here, but I'd suggest talking to a real estate attorney soon and maybe run some of these ideas by them.
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28 January 2025 | 10 replies
Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider.
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21 January 2025 | 5 replies
I would suggest making sure that you are following a set format/style of house each time you flip to systemize it more2.
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4 February 2025 | 41 replies
What I would suggest is also consider investing in an area that you could drive to as well.
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15 January 2025 | 4 replies
If you aren't familiar with Baltimore, I would suggest it's a hard no and say that you are trying too hard to make cash flow happen talking Baltimore and tax liens and auctions.
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31 January 2025 | 27 replies
Suggestions like driving by the houses weekly are silly, such trips serve no legitimate business purpose.
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22 January 2025 | 39 replies
Like Dan, we have a standardized paint (white clay by Behr in eggshell, but SW will mix it NP) Thank you for the suggestions Marcus.