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9 February 2025 | 173 replies
But taking the powerful compound interest effect (which btw doesn’t come with REI) into account, the annual returns are actually much higher.
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2 January 2025 | 7 replies
More big name companies will join the STR industry and hosts who are not exceeding expectation will be weeded out by their money power.
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7 January 2025 | 5 replies
Building a portfolio, starting a property management company, and creating a non-profit focused on affordable housing and financial education—what a powerful way to give back to your community!
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9 January 2025 | 59 replies
The frameworks others have presented of viewing the site as a lead-generation tool where you, as the host, are handling all the payment processing and screening is pretty accurate.
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19 January 2025 | 354 replies
The one thing i don't like is how much power they have over you.
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5 February 2025 | 35 replies
The power of rent growth.
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1 January 2025 | 5 replies
Antelope Ridge off Powers and Barnes.
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31 December 2024 | 0 replies
From a leaky roof to a backyard jungle, it was a crash course in problem-solving and patience.I bought it for $145,000, powered through the chaos with a hard money loan, and sold it for $180,000.
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28 December 2024 | 1 reply
I was building a new laundromat in the best retail area of our town when our job site got its tools and copper robbed for the second time.
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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Building this company with my family has taught me the power of collaboration and the importance of playing to each other’s strengths.