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6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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8 January 2025 | 7 replies
There was an article published in Sept 2024 that showed the average consumer would save over $10,000 by working with a broker vs a direct lender over the life of their loan.
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2 January 2025 | 0 replies
By building strong connections and sharing knowledge, we can support each other's journeys and uncover new pathways to success.Moreover, let's not forget the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
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20 January 2025 | 31 replies
As long as the buyer prioritize lower monthly payments and is confident that they can manage the long-term cost of a 40-yr loan - If the buyer plans to stay in the property for a long time.Also, be sure to weigh these two drawbacks to a 40-year loan (paying significantly more interest over the life of the loan and building equity slower as compared to a shorter loan term).
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6 January 2025 | 11 replies
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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29 January 2025 | 107 replies
There's an omnipresent, ubiquitous brutality to life in general and running rental real estate in prticular here that just doesn't translate well into metrics and data.
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19 December 2024 | 4 replies
At this stage in my life, equity growth is more important than monthly cash flow.
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4 January 2025 | 4 replies
The other thing could be tracking what you have had come up on the last 5-10 projects after closing, i.e. the water heater was at the end of life when we bought the last 6 out of the last 10 properties.
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25 December 2024 | 2 replies
We tried to sell in 2023, but the tenant had health issues, so we decided to let them stay.
8 February 2025 | 89 replies
I have never spoken to him in my life and if anything he would be “a competitor” but only to the point for investors since his investment strategy is so different than ours and we do not play in the same asset class but may have cross pollination for potential investors.