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31 October 2024 | 18 replies
Had them sign leases and got security deposits.
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28 October 2024 | 46 replies
Honestly, I would sell it now while there are still an endless supply of foolish newbie investors out there that have the capital to throw around $2M with no underwriting skills and assume they'll cashflow based on bad advice from realtors and youtubers.Eventually once everyone starts wisening up to these investment-only properties being a negative investment, prices will start falling and you might lose that equity.
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27 October 2024 | 4 replies
Where I live it used to be 30 days - and I didn't think that was enough time for folks living month to month to pull funds together to save up, look for a place, get a deposit and 1st mo's together etc... so I always gave at least 60.
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23 October 2024 | 6 replies
That means reading as many real estate books as you can, listen to an endless amount of podcasts, attend as many meetups you can, and try to find a mentor by finding someone doing what you want to do at a large scale and provide them value (expecting nothing in return).
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29 October 2024 | 19 replies
Utilities start-up feesSevier County Electric will charge you a deposit.
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31 October 2024 | 29 replies
Here in California, that essentially means that the buyers earnest money deposit wouldn’t be at risk regardless of what they did.
25 October 2024 | 2 replies
Earnest money deposits are often required to secure a purchase agreement, signaling a buyer's serious intent to sellers.
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30 October 2024 | 4 replies
Right on the bank statement you could see the following:- Federal & state tax refund deposits of $12k- Purchase at a care tire shop, assuming new tires for her car.
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30 October 2024 | 236 replies
Option money itself so many wholesaler either put up no money or ridiculous EM deposits like 25.00 or 50.00 .
30 October 2024 | 94 replies
Don't forget there is more than the downpayment, you have closing costs, holding costs, deposit to a contractor to start work.