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19 January 2025 | 6 replies
The cost associated with insurance for not having 20% is peanuts compared to what you potentially can do leveraging your down payment.
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10 February 2025 | 23 replies
Rentvine's claim is that they offer help getting set up with double entry accounting.
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27 December 2024 | 8 replies
Rhino is an insurance program, and I do not recommend them.
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5 February 2025 | 54 replies
Expanding MetrosDirect flights help, but don’t skip great markets like Columbus or Huntsville if they offer better returns.
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21 January 2025 | 2 replies
The property was rented and generated $160 cash flow after mortgage, taxes, insurance and property management fees were paid.
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31 January 2025 | 5 replies
You also need to consider that at a lower percentage of money down you will be paying a Mortgage Insurance Premium or MIP.
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29 January 2025 | 2 replies
Since you already have an offer, it’s not really about whether the property will sit for six months, it’s about whether keeping it makes financial sense.
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2 February 2025 | 4 replies
Told them to do a drive by and call me back with an offer :)The person who called you probably just spent $15,000 for mentoring and “education”, and is now in panic that his 250 cold calls have not produced anything .
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
Domes are probably the cheapest to get up and offer good cash flow.
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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
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