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30 January 2025 | 8 replies
Once you start hiring employees, it's smart to develop it out so you can train them properly and so there is a documented reference guide.
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25 January 2025 | 12 replies
Financing is important but your realtor will absolutely be the determining factor whether you purchase correctly or not.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
Instead of paying down someone else’s mortgage, you’re setting yourself up for bigger and better deals down the road.Your first deal is going to depend on a lot of factors—how important is location?
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16 January 2025 | 12 replies
That depends on a lot of personal factors such as your finances.
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18 January 2025 | 10 replies
A purchase of $209k, $15k rehab, and ARV of $240k doesn't get you any thing back after you factor in all of the closing costs to purchase and to refinance.
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19 January 2025 | 4 replies
I just talked to a commercial developer the other day that told me Columbus is the next Austin TX!
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24 January 2025 | 8 replies
Factoring market conditions at the time of refinance, I negotiated a lower rate and conceded a lower term anticipating rates to normalize in the 4%-5% range by 2026.
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15 January 2025 | 15 replies
But that is calculated after expenses and depreciation is factored in.
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13 January 2025 | 2 replies
Is it best to approach an architect or a land developer for what I am proposing?
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29 January 2025 | 6 replies
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