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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
Thanks in advance.Hi David,Congrats on the success with the STR’s!
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18 January 2025 | 15 replies
I used to cold call, skip trace, send mailers, and don't get me wrong you will get success from it like James above, however as you gain experience you will realize you need deals faster, easier, cheaper, and with more "meat on the bones" and in order to have that you need constant deals flowing through your eco system and that's hard to do with mailers, cold calls, VA's and skip tracing etc.
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5 February 2025 | 4 replies
I personally think you can successfully market both your property management (PM) and buy/sell real estate services under one brand if you position them correctly.
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20 January 2025 | 6 replies
Coaching or mentorship in real estate investing can allow you to collapse time and "skip to the front of the line" by leveraging the experience and knowledge of those who have already achieved success in the industry.
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29 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hey Surya,Welcome to the community.Wishing you success on your journey.
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30 January 2025 | 11 replies
Kyle can have success with the right property but it really has to be the right property.
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10 February 2025 | 16 replies
Your success is a compliment to those who succeeded before you.
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24 January 2025 | 0 replies
I had some success in doing a house hack short term rental with my first property and wanted to continue growing my portfolio.
21 January 2025 | 7 replies
It's always a little more challenging investing in out of state (I invested out of state for 15+ years) but you can still be successful doing it.
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21 January 2025 | 3 replies
I'm a retired engineer and have been successfully using income from these houses to support my retirement without dipping into retirement savings.I'm transitioning my business from rentals to a franchise and would consider selling one of my houses (5 br/4 ba - the other houses my son while he's still attending).