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3 November 2024 | 15 replies
As my real estate portfolio has grown over the years both in terms of the number, types and location of the properties, including across states, I have continued to use my own designed excel worksheets to track records and prepare reports, including for tax purposes.However, my worksheets have now become cumbersome and more time consuming to manage.
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7 November 2024 | 30 replies
Rent it cheaper for 4-6 months to get through the winter, then rent it for a higher price or sell it in the spring.I recommend selling because you don't have a good property manager and the market is obviously not strong there.Thanks @Nathan GesnerI dropped the price from $2100 to $1975 but it’s not moving the needle too much.I am prepared to go lower , however , worried about what kind of tenants we’ll get at a very low rent like $1700 or $1600…4 years ago we rented for $1400 ( to friends) then we went up to $1500 for next tenant, then $2400 for the last tenants ( we did some remodeling on property to justify that last rent ) Hard to go back down to those lower #’s but not getting qualified bites at all now that we are heading into winter ( as you pointed out )..been at $1975 for three days now ..
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1 November 2024 | 0 replies
Be patient. these are mid-term plays, so you must be prepared to go without the cash for several years.
5 November 2024 | 14 replies
Best bet is talk to wholesalers and have a real good agent that can dig properties out, and be prepared to buy on spot in good locations and anything else be a tough cookie.
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31 October 2024 | 2 replies
Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Enrique Roth, every investor should be preparing a full appraisal package.In mine, I include 1. before and after photos, 2. 5-6 comps that I want the appraiser to use, WITH explanations of what the comps have or don't have compared to mine.
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6 November 2024 | 42 replies
lol I was not prepared for that.
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1 November 2024 | 5 replies
No house is perfect and you want to be prepared to deal with issues.
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31 October 2024 | 15 replies
And, be prepared to walk away.
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5 November 2024 | 34 replies
Come prepared, ask better questions, and you will get better answers.
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1 November 2024 | 8 replies
It’s inspiring to see how you’ve been so intentional about preparing for this next chapter—your commitment to learning and gaining hands-on experience will serve you incredibly well in fix-and-flip projects.