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20 October 2024 | 1 reply
This amounts to lost opportunity because if you had purchased RE, at the closing it can start producing return. 5) ADUs detract from the existing structure whether this is privacy, a garage, or just yard space. 6) this is related to number 1, but there are many more buyers looking to purchase homes for their family than there are RE investors looking to purchase small unit count properties.
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22 October 2024 | 7 replies
A smooth sea never produced a skilled sailor (Franklin D.
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18 October 2024 | 7 replies
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17 October 2024 | 6 replies
Round Rock is also worth looking into and even Killeen.
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21 October 2024 | 25 replies
I got through each of those, and that home has produced a solid income and is nearly doubling in value.Good luck.Matt
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23 October 2024 | 38 replies
You only have to pull in a few people to make piles of cash without producing any results . . . it is easy to blame the person that paid for the service for not spending enough or working hard enough.
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24 October 2024 | 36 replies
You mention skiing and mountain biking… North Conway is also a well-known destination for rock climbing (Whitehorse/Cathedral ledges) and mountaineering (Mt.
21 October 2024 | 1 reply
REITs own and operate income-producing real estate and pass on profits to investors.
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21 October 2024 | 176 replies
Without rent growth or appreciation, these purchases produce terrible return.
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19 October 2024 | 5 replies
Every time you buy a house, take any cash flow it produces and add that to your pile.