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28 June 2017 | 8 replies
Do these numbers work? Place
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7 July 2017 | 25 replies
I personally think the credit card play is dangerous if you are borrowing and you have no real CASH.. you could make a mistake on what you use the money for and end up with massive credit card debt.If you can afford to pay them off if you make a boo boo then I don't see any harm in it if you want to give it a go.I know I could go out and get a couple hundred grand in credit card limits..
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31 August 2017 | 16 replies
I’d never advise anyone to put themselves in harm’s way; but if you choose to, there are a few tricks you should know.
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17 June 2022 | 2 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
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18 October 2023 | 40 replies
Again, that wouldn't so bad except that, at least given the market that I'm familiar with on the list, it's not only not helpful, it can actually be harmful.
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8 July 2022 | 18 replies
Do you need to live a certain distance from a workplace or train station?
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28 January 2024 | 5 replies
I would also require the tenant to have the parents sign a liability waiver that also adds you on there as well stating that if the child is doing something that could harm themselves, that you are not held liable.
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28 September 2022 | 10 replies
We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.
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30 November 2022 | 8 replies
Some agencies will try to argue that they keep clients out of their accounts because they don’t want the client to make any changes that could harm performance, which is total baloney so run the other way!
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17 January 2019 | 76 replies
There is no harm in maxing out your roth while also saving for real estate at the same time.