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22 January 2025 | 9 replies
Lastly, the barrier to being a successful landlord is getting slightly more difficult (still not wildly difficult) year over year due to tenant friendly legislation being passed.
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22 January 2025 | 12 replies
I also knew Cook County was not in a landlord friendly area.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
More important than identifying target areas is establishing relationship with a local investor-friendly professional who has personal experience in investing in Cleveland.
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21 January 2025 | 15 replies
We certainly haven't ruled out investing in Wisconsin, but we have friends and family that live in both CLE and CBUS, so we travel to those markets fairly often.
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21 January 2025 | 8 replies
You've demonstrated success on your current duplex, so friends/family may be excitted to join in on the next.Congrats on the success so far,-Steve
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20 January 2025 | 32 replies
I've had friends buy new homes and have more problems due to poor construction than I've had in 'older' homes.
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8 January 2025 | 15 replies
Quote from @John Brown: I have a friend with a property in a very desirable location in Texas that I believe would be great for STR.
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8 January 2025 | 2 replies
My experience with friends/some clients is get their numbers via whatever method you can and reach out via the phone.
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7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Consider me a friend in the charlotte market and let's grab coffee (there are many cute coffee shops here and I can tell you where to find the good texmex)
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27 December 2024 | 8 replies
As far as the users' preference of view over space...