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17 January 2025 | 20 replies
Since then, I’ve added six duplexes and three single-family homes.Apart from the house hack, if I could start over, I’d focus more on single-family homes in better neighborhoods.
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8 January 2025 | 0 replies
We added value by investing $45,000 in well-planned renovations, modernizing key areas, enhancing curb appeal, and ensuring market-ready quality.
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12 January 2025 | 20 replies
Wow @Tayvion Payton you struck gold I think I upvoted every initial reply on this thread.
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9 January 2025 | 20 replies
Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Benjamin Weinhart: Speaking to your item #6, I was actually told by the staff here over the phone maybe 5-6 months ago that DMing someone is fine so long as it's not a copy/paste ad and is specific to the individual.
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24 January 2025 | 36 replies
You can probably beat $2000/year insurance, but the management fee should be 10%, you need to factor in turnover too and 5% is probably not enough for both maintenance and turnover and I assume you added it, but you didn't mention property taxes (which have been terrible in Jackson County lately since Frank White decided to jack them through the roof).
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3 January 2025 | 40 replies
Cheap properties in Milwaukee are fools gold (especially for OOS investors, people literally will scoff at a rough listing and then someone will say: eh, someone from CA will buy it..)
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17 January 2025 | 12 replies
New windows, kitchen, basement bath and adding a storage room/pantry in the basement.
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28 January 2025 | 22 replies
Thank you so much, I will be adding you to my contacts for future references.
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
Likewise, a property manager should be added to a landlord's policy.From my blog: What does it mean to add your property manager as an additional insured?
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26 January 2025 | 54 replies
I was also wondering if they have any value added services for looking at deals.