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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
Finally from a purely from a cash outlay prospective short term, you could rent a house with roommates and your payment would still probably be Lower than house hacking because rates are so high, over the long period 5-10 years obviously it would cheaper ti buy, hope that makes sense
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23 January 2025 | 1 reply
Please keep answers short and simple thank you
8 February 2025 | 2 replies
Lenders or investors who have short lock up periods but have years of experience feeding their business with new capital would give me more comfort but anyone who is just starting and is promising a rate of return or return of capital in a set period of time would be alarming because they very well could be reliant on fresh capital to make good on that promise and that usually ends poorly.
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12 January 2025 | 2 replies
PMs can minimize their suffering from unrealistic expectations by showing comparable properties that are on the market for rent and having a discussion with the landlord as to how their property compares and how his property can be more attractive to renters.Landlords are running a business.
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6 February 2025 | 2 replies
As an owner of several short-term rental properties, when my guests have an issue at one of my properties, I do everything I can to make it right.
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7 February 2025 | 9 replies
Hello Joshua, we invest in West Texas area, all short-term rentals (4 1/2 years experience).
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23 January 2025 | 31 replies
While the same comments would apply, the previous Portuguese government enacted a law in 2023 that severely restricted certain types of short-term rental in certain areas and that law has been abolished by the new government because they realized it wouldn't solve the problem.
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6 February 2025 | 16 replies
Short term my credit score did take a hit, but once the promotional transfers were paid off, my score jumped higher than it was before.These days, the "pure" zero percent transfers don't seem to be around anymore as they typically charge a 3-5% balance transfer fee as part of the promotion, but this is still better than current HELOC rates.
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6 February 2025 | 2 replies
Credit pulls for the same type of loan within a short window (usually 14-45 days) are treated as one inquiry, so your score should be fine.
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13 January 2025 | 23 replies
It does eliminate the need to add chlorine but the chlorinators (Pentair IntelliChlor) have a fairly short lifespan.