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31 August 2024 | 22 replies
Be conservative, buy, but buy something you can afford.
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28 August 2024 | 11 replies
Run your underwriting conservatively i.e. tight comps, awareness of school districts, busy surface streets, HV powe lines etc that invalidate your comps.
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29 August 2024 | 5 replies
Getting in bed with a bad contractor Be conservative with your ARV, over estimate your rehab expenses and time it will take to complete the project.
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27 August 2024 | 7 replies
This offer would not seem attractive to middle America because it is not cash flowing as much but I would say this property will conservatively appreciate 5%+ per year.
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27 August 2024 | 6 replies
Planning for things to go perfectly is a bad idea IMO. 4. 4% appreciation is a bit aggressive if you want to be a more conservative type of investor.
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26 August 2024 | 2 replies
Obviously the market is pretty tricky right now and need to be even more conservative with projecting numbers.
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26 August 2024 | 4 replies
With 15% in my market you are looking at you could probably buy two properties off the bat and they should cashflow you conservatively 2k a month, could be up to 3k.
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27 August 2024 | 21 replies
It's always a good time to buy good deals, just make sure you are underwriting them correctly and conservatively.
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26 August 2024 | 18 replies
Pre-pandemic, I was conservatively underwriting my deals to achieve a 15% CoC return.
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26 August 2024 | 34 replies
Plus rents have gone up so much recently I'd be conservative and assume they're going to go up much for the next few years.