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17 January 2025 | 5 replies
As a result, her and I were able to buy our very first investment home back in 2006 from the brotherly love city of Philly which is where I also met my husband.
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21 January 2025 | 11 replies
@Saul Vargas what other city saw a 23% increaes last year?
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17 January 2025 | 0 replies
Purchase price: $171,000 Cash invested: $29,000 Small 600 square foot cabin tucked away just outside of the quaint city of Ellijay GA.
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15 January 2025 | 12 replies
We repeatedly explained that it’s not done that way in New York State: here, you send in your articles of organization to a state office and they send back a letter with a state seal acknowledging they received the documents.
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22 January 2025 | 10 replies
I also had to get it approved by the city which was pretty easy.
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17 January 2025 | 19 replies
Wells, Citi & Chase), but moving all your money for current rates might not be something an investor wants to do.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
However, as I walk down the street in my city, I see tons of retail businesses that definitely do not comply.
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16 January 2025 | 5 replies
What city is this property in and what is the ARV and rent?
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
HI Stephon, Just now seeing this post and if you were down here you know that the city was shut down with the first 5+ inch snowfall in a decade haha.
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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
As you begin you REI journey here is a piece of advicecheck out this website for a great over view of a city https://www.areavibes.com/This website gives you a total livability score and you can see things like crime rate, housing, walking score and more.Best of luck!