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27 December 2020 | 17 replies
That’s just one of a multitude of reasons people rent instead of buy, even though rent is more than a mortgage payment.
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15 December 2020 | 165 replies
Leverage is the way to quickly scale the amount of properties you own which gives a multitude of advantages for a REI. 1.
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23 November 2020 | 2 replies
Or maybe you want a property management group to give you passive income in a buy and hold.Personally, I love starting out with the classic house hack because it provides a multitude of skills essential for attaining my goals.
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4 December 2020 | 7 replies
That being said, certain pockets of that area don't perform as well as others due to a multitude of factors, and it's important to run comps in the surrounding area to ensure you'll get the desired rents you want.
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12 December 2020 | 1 reply
The commission splits aren’t as favorable, but they offer a multitude of training courses and other resources that will help you launch your career.
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27 October 2020 | 4 replies
Please make sure to use an independent insurance brokerage as we have access to a multitude of carriers instead of a captive agency that only uses one carrier.
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27 October 2020 | 2 replies
This includes the condition of the property and all the major systems ( roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, etc), what the property is rented for, when would they be wanting to sell and what they would be willing to sell at.These are just a couple things to keep in mind but there are a multitude of other questions you could ask and you will figure it out as you go.
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1 March 2021 | 2 replies
Sometimes it's easy to get lost in the multitude of options.
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13 March 2021 | 8 replies
I wanted to follow this up with saying that having a real estate license is not necessary for investing on your own (unless you plan to reach your states yearly limit of non-licensed property purchases) and it is important to have a specific plan for your investment strategy because there is a multitude of different strategies you can choose.
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3 April 2021 | 19 replies
You need to consider that this is the strongest seller's market in more than 10 years for a multitude of reasons primarily due to extremely low inventory and low-interest rates which are rapidly increasing.