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30 January 2025 | 8 replies
It's easy to bite off more than you can chew in this business and that's especially not a good idea for your first deal.
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27 January 2025 | 3 replies
Phoenix contains a rare combination of elements that have created an outstanding market for distressed property investments, including the following:Cost Savings: Distressed properties are sold below their market value and enable investors to take hold of properties at a trifle compared to traditionally listed properties.Strong Market Fundamentals: Being among the fastest-growing cities in the country, Phoenix ensures a high demand in housing and rentals, hence good potential for resale or income from rentals.Value Creation Opportunities: Most distressed properties need renovations; thus, such situations present opportunities for investors to increase equity by adding value.Population and Economic Growth: Phoenix remains among those cities in the country which are attracting more and more residents and business; therefore, this presents good, long-term appreciation possibilities of property appreciation and income creation.Challenges to ConsiderWhile the rewards can be great, distressed property investment is not without its challenges.
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21 January 2025 | 59 replies
Flipping is a production business.
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4 February 2025 | 3 replies
I just wish I was doing it for my own business.
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
Personally I think Josh himself is innocent but the company definitely is involved in shady and deceptive business practices.
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22 January 2025 | 10 replies
The program has been great for my own STR investments and my co-hosting business.
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26 January 2025 | 10 replies
@Enrique Toledo-Perez As a realtor are you not allowed to open a wholesaling business?
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22 January 2025 | 9 replies
To become a true business owner or investor, you need to leverage your time through others.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
Shaun Shaun,I am a "specialist" and currently a business owner of a design and drafting company in CT.
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19 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hi Michael,I agree with Bruce that rephrasing other people’s content can be risky, as it could potentially lead to plagiarism issues, and it doesn’t establish your business as an authority in the field.