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6 December 2024 | 34 replies
Also, if you think about it they're just aggregating data from various sources.
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4 December 2024 | 32 replies
By your own admission you are not interested in sourcing acquisitions or capital raising, so get a job working as a property manager or in operations for a real estate company.
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5 December 2024 | 8 replies
Larger, nicer homes tend to be more expensive to maintain and harder to rent consistently due to high turnover costs.4.What are your other sources of income?
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1 December 2024 | 0 replies
Deal sourcing- if you’re willing to search regionally, don’t ask anyone to sell that isn’t already in a sale mode. “ No marketing.”
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30 November 2024 | 6 replies
But I'm almost exclusively sourcing them off-market.
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30 November 2024 | 5 replies
And if you already found some other sources if you could let me know how you found them.
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1 December 2024 | 7 replies
@Philip JonesYes, it can be a source of frustration and a complete time suck but you may find a deal.
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30 November 2024 | 0 replies
A good broker maintains relationships with various funding sources, including individual investors, investment groups, and financial institutions.
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30 November 2024 | 1 reply
By sourcing directly from trusted factory partners, Griffin Modern saved significantly on key elements like the Pivot door, floating staircase, glass handrail, and casement windows—items that normally cost 30% more when purchased at retail.
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6 December 2024 | 12 replies
Note: This all pertains to the 2022 tax year and I still have a W-2 job which is the main source of my income.Given I've only owned a rental for one year (also my first home ever) and I'm very new to rental-related taxes, I of course hired a "good" tax advisor/CPA to help ensure I stay out of trouble with the IRS.