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7 July 2024 | 36 replies
If you want to investigate which city that would appreciate more, you could check Redfin competitiveness score !
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5 July 2024 | 73 replies
This is rarely the case for the following reasons:In 15 years of doing residential and commercial real estate, I have never seen an investor sell a performing asset. 100% of the time of the investigated properties, they were losing money.
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2 July 2024 | 10 replies
However, before using your home equity as leverage, think about how it will affect your total financial condition and investigate the possibility of a higher appraised value after renovations.Speaking of which, it's imperative that you obtain a current appraisal in light of your recent progress.
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2 July 2024 | 6 replies
This is a great place to learn and further investigate investing in real estate.
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2 July 2024 | 5 replies
The police will investigate, at which point you can provide the names of anyone that looked at her room.
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1 July 2024 | 21 replies
Preliminary rehab estimate by PM is 35k.Will be glad if you have contractors you like and recommend.
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1 July 2024 | 6 replies
We use a YTD paystub and last year’s W-2(s) to calculate income several different ways:Hourly or salary income calculated to a monthly amountYTD income divided by number of YTD monthsYTD + W-2(s) income divided by the corresponding number of monthsIf these numbers vary too much, then we investigate and require an acceptable Letter of Explanation.Employment StabilityUnless an applicant has exceptional credit, we strive to determine their stability of employment to make sure they’ll always be able to pay the rent on time.
3 July 2024 | 20 replies
You will have to investigate various marketing options out there (i don't endorse and recommend any and will not do so until I have a year worth of data to analyze and share any opinion on it).Keep in mind that Marketing Costs are just part of your overall costs, it doesn't include time spend calling, texting, following up, talking to sellers/buyers, closing the deal and etc.
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28 June 2024 | 5 replies
We use a YTDpaystub and last year’s W-2(s) to calculate income several different ways:Hourly or salary income calculated to a monthly amountYTD income divided by number of YTD monthsYTD + W-2(s) income divided by the corresponding number of monthsIf these numbers vary too much, then we investigate and require an acceptable Letter of Explanation.Employment StabilityUnless an applicant has exceptional credit, we strive to determine their stability of employment to make surethey’ll always be able to pay the rent on time.
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27 June 2024 | 3 replies
Research Neighborhoods: Investigate areas with good schools, low crime rates, and growth potential.3.