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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
And your net worth will thank you.If you still want to go ahead, you'd be better off buying a house than an apartment because, while the value of the building itself will go to 0, you'll still have the value of the land, bearing in mind that the land might actually lose value too given the depopulation and the yen depreciation.Sorry if I'm pooping a party but make sure you understand what you're getting into (which you're already doing by asking the forum) and then make the decision that's right for you according to your objectives.
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22 January 2025 | 2 replies
I'm actually not familiar with Privy at all!
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7 February 2025 | 7 replies
We mostly buy off market now but I remember that is actually how I started investing, by flipping foreclosures.
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27 January 2025 | 4 replies
In the unlikely event that you are the exception that proves the rule, the rare 18 year old who can actually generate a serious income by wholesaling real estate, your day to day will look like the following: - You will door knock, cold call, send mailers, and otherwise create lists of people who are in the most desperate moments of their lives.
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31 January 2025 | 29 replies
My two cents would be to wait to put it on the market until a lot closer to it actually being ready, if not once it's ready for move-in.
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24 January 2025 | 6 replies
I property manage STR in the cape cod so this is actually good info
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27 January 2025 | 23 replies
But, it's very commutable, and a lot of people working in Reno (especially South Reno) actually live in Carson City because it's cheaper.
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23 January 2025 | 52 replies
Old investors like me only invest in the subscription for pro; we don't buy courses or books (actually, I own probably 20 of their books) regularly.
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26 January 2025 | 2 replies
One of the biggest challenges for everyone involved is being on the same page about the actual time required for maintenance.DIY landlords rarely properly track their time when it comes to property management in general - tracking their true time invested in maintenance is where they perform the worst.Investors that hire PMCs are rarely any better at understanding the true amount of time maintenance takes.
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4 February 2025 | 87 replies
The thing that got me considering this model and actually scaling it was a call I got from a friend.