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21 January 2025 | 14 replies
I would also urge you to make sure you fully understand how they operate , A-Z (from how they make their profit to how many doors they are managing).
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21 January 2025 | 21 replies
A good place to start figuring out profit/cash flow is to search the forums for the 4 Square Analysis.
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20 January 2025 | 242 replies
Are there some investors who are making enough profits to participate or are these new investors?
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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
Spend a year learning and going to meetups before you fork over a $50-$100k franchise fee and half of your profits and don't even know what you are doing.
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24 January 2025 | 3 replies
Some of these strategies (though not all, and possibly not the most profitable) are the subject of constant discussion on BP.
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12 February 2025 | 18 replies
Those agents can be profitable on lower priced properties.
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1 February 2025 | 13 replies
They need to add 25% in order to get the 20% for Overhead and Profit.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
BiggerPockets has some pro tools that let you see rent to price ratios and other cool stats, I use this to check out various markets and which seem to have better/worse profitability.
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30 January 2025 | 47 replies
Searching property records for o deeds doesn’t tell us if the underlying transaction was profitable, or what the ROI is.3.
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18 January 2025 | 12 replies
I bought a 16 unit apartment complex that was a expense nightmare, with low rents, that I eventually gave up trying to make profitable.