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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.
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2 December 2024 | 14 replies
My team on the ground there handles everything from sourcing deals to renovation, and we've worked with hundreds of investors each year to make these properties cash flow.We’ve built up some solid relationships in Detroit—whether it’s general contractors, agents, or property managers who understand the ins and outs of Section 8.