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19 October 2024 | 15 replies
The thing that lead me to invest in Costa Rica was a desire to own a property in Costa Rica first.
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17 October 2024 | 9 replies
After 12 months, you can fully rent out the property if you desire, without needing to occupy.2nd homes are designed to have another place to live in a "resort type" area or when commuting to a different state for work.
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15 October 2024 | 9 replies
There's room for flexibility depending on the desired tax strategy.Once you have more than a few properties, you'll want to consider software.
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14 October 2024 | 14 replies
And most importantly I have the desire and the why!
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13 October 2024 | 2 replies
Insurance premium determinations are more localized where the carriers price perceived risks into their desire to have market exposure (if at all) and how to price that exposure.
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18 October 2024 | 37 replies
Show them your desire to learn, your hustle, your hard work.The only other way they will mentor you is for $40,000.
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15 October 2024 | 10 replies
This process helps identify which credit cards need to be paid down and by how much to reach the desired FICO score.
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30 October 2024 | 236 replies
When I was looking for fix and flip properties I recall seeing dozens of ads for properties with inflated ARV's and not desirable from investor's standpoint.
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16 October 2024 | 32 replies
You buy in a desirable area, with population growth.2.
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12 October 2024 | 8 replies
However, it is a little higher than 3/2 homes which might be more desirable for that area.