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5 December 2024 | 31 replies
If your property is up to par you won't really have many maintenance calls except minor stuff such as plumbing clogs which is more likely to happen and requests to turn the AC up or down which you can do on your phone but other than that pretty hands off.Vacancy depends on location and your Padsplit property score the more comfortable you make your property (mini fridges, tv's, outdoor area) the lower your vacancy rate but you can expect about 10% vacancy factor in a Padsplit friendly area (centrally located, easy access to public transportation).
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27 November 2024 | 13 replies
Homebuyers and renters can comfortably move all year.
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26 November 2024 | 18 replies
The more comfortable you need to live, the worse the numbers will be.
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23 November 2024 | 7 replies
Use less of that and either get the seller to buy down your interest rate or you can do it and have a comfortable mortgage payment and still plenty left for your emergency fund.
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23 November 2024 | 10 replies
Do NOT buy more house than you can comfortably buy for the sake of potential future revenue.
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26 November 2024 | 9 replies
Note, if there are things discovered that put you over budget and the seller won't negotiate, be comfortable in backing out of a deal even if you lose your earnest money.
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26 November 2024 | 15 replies
But feel free to share more if you’re comfortable—happy to give some more insight.
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23 November 2024 | 1 reply
I’ve grown professionally, confronted fears, and stepped out of my comfort zone in ways I never expected.
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22 November 2024 | 10 replies
I usually adjust temperature right before a check in to make it comfortable for guest.Love the Honeywell 9000 color touchscreen thermostats.They also allow me to locking a temperature range so the guests can't set temperature to 60 in the summer.
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23 November 2024 | 7 replies
At the time my rate was like 4% and now it’s 10% so agreed with everyone else I wouldn’t do it for long term stuff, but then again I know people who do and it doesn’t seem to bother them so I guess it’s more how comfortable you feel.