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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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12 February 2025 | 75 replies
I personally ALWAYS use 30 days as the time frame to close in.
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14 January 2025 | 10 replies
I want to start smart and scale up as I learn the ropes, but I’m personally struggling to narrow down which area to focus on.If you’ve done this before, what advice would you give someone like me?
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6 February 2025 | 0 replies
I spoke with the one I suspected forgetting to turn off the stove but the person did not confirm.
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3 February 2025 | 31 replies
Real-life reps, to me, means seeing properties in person, whatever your asset class.
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2 February 2025 | 7 replies
An LLC shields personal assets from business liabilities, while S-Corp taxation allows you to reduce self-employment taxes by taking a reasonable salary and distributing remaining profits as distributions, which aren’t subject to payroll taxes.
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Cosmo - I personally don't know Phoenix well, but if I had to do this in another city I would look at income levels, crime levels, and population growth (if you can) by zip code and/or area within a DMA as a starting point.
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14 January 2025 | 4 replies
Class A properties are going to cost you more, have lower cash flow, yet be more attractive to a higher quality tenant base.
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4 February 2025 | 3 replies
Personally if you are looking to grow in real estate going the traditional method/way of getting good properties under agreement with traditional financing will get you to where you want to go faster than trying to find all the needles in a haystack.
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9 January 2025 | 0 replies
AB 2622 allows unlicensed professionals to handle jobs under $1,000, such as repairing gates, patching drywall, or fixing leaky faucets—saving you money without sacrificing quality.2.