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27 December 2024 | 9 replies
Get a bank statement to cross-reference their paychecks as most employers now direct deposit.You'll also see if they have a savings history or are living paycheck-to-paycheck.If they are not paying rent right now and have no savings, how well do you think they'll be able to adjust their budget, so they can pay rent on time?
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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
Quote from @Jonathan Greene: That's very limited information for someone to help you.
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25 December 2024 | 4 replies
We had a client that bought in Port huron and then ended up selling their property because they went through 3 PMCs and gave up trying to find a great one:(Some copy and paste advice below:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.
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2 January 2025 | 36 replies
Read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene, then spend some time reading through the forums.
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25 December 2024 | 11 replies
Quote from @Daniel Reed: @Jonathan Greene So, are you suggesting that this issue is indeed driving investors away from Florida?
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24 December 2024 | 3 replies
@Adam RossRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.
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2 January 2025 | 12 replies
Dumb Debt also means that the owner takes on recourse debt and personally guarantees it instead of non-recourse debt or other people’s debt (OPD) or cross collateralizes it with highly appreciated assets with low debt to value ratios.
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21 December 2024 | 18 replies
Quote from @Jaycee Greene: As long as you feel you can cover large capex, there's not much need to keep much cash in the account, though I would keep the SD in there, so it looks like you're not co-mingling funds.
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22 January 2025 | 56 replies
My best student crossed the 1 million mark in net worth and he is in his early 30s!
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19 December 2024 | 6 replies
I'm currently using a website that I created 4 years ago, posting vacancies by creating a page and cross linking it to a form in my website for applications.