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15 February 2025 | 2 replies
Congrats on owning your first home in North Port, FL and looking to take that next step into long-term rental investing.
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12 February 2025 | 22 replies
Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
I love this and do a similar exercise with our properties.
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2 February 2025 | 4 replies
Any advice on how to navigate this?
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8 February 2025 | 8 replies
Generally I'm a fan of hold until you die but in this case you are earning low cash flow on a large amount of equity.
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10 February 2025 | 6 replies
@Robel Nessro We've worked with many service men and women using this strategy.
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5 February 2025 | 13 replies
@Matt Smith I would ensure egress even if it is your brother using it.
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5 February 2025 | 29 replies
@Shiloh Lundahl,At this point, the amount of time you're putting into this is making me laugh.