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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
@Bonnie Low - it's important to know what services you're paying for.
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30 January 2025 | 13 replies
15% down with no STR experience - you're going to have to pay a price for that.
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
Keep in mind you will probably have a deductable to pay first.
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7 February 2025 | 6 replies
I will be managing and will be paying a real estate agent friend to show the properties for me.
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22 January 2025 | 10 replies
And you don’t have to pay it back when you sell, you do an exchange.
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23 January 2025 | 6 replies
Ignore the $1,250 per month because that's your cost of housing, if you didn't pay that on the home you'd have paid that in rent so that's a non factor.
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29 January 2025 | 20 replies
Just curious.If you are going to pay a PM, just be aware that you might not make any money on it.I just use a spreadsheet.
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2 February 2025 | 0 replies
Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.
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4 February 2025 | 87 replies
Who pays when the resident breaks the agreement and quits paying?