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24 January 2025 | 12 replies
Additionally, how many calls does it typically take you to successfully close a deal using this approach?
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8 January 2025 | 11 replies
The best thing you can do is familiarize yourself with Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and ensure your property meets them before your initial inspection.
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4 February 2025 | 1 reply
If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.
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27 January 2025 | 4 replies
Tribes might even provide additional incentives, like grants or infrastructure funding, to encourage investment.
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12 February 2025 | 10 replies
My team traveled to Arizona to meet with the FlipOS team, who had recently raised substantial funding—$136 million in 2021, followed by $50 million in May, 2022 and an additional $100 million in August 2022.
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11 February 2025 | 39 replies
Thank you Eric.In addition to the rental properties, my wife and I have a paid off house, paid off car, and about $1.4m in retirement accounts, brokerages, and savings.We live in a HCOL area and our expenses are $9.5k per month even though we live pretty modestly.I set out initially to have real estate pay for at least some of my expenses in order to give me more freedom and financial security.Is your wife quitting too?
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18 January 2025 | 21 replies
For example, if you're planning a kitchen remodel, get multiple quotes to ensure you have a solid grasp of what it will actually cost.3.
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21 January 2025 | 13 replies
With substantial equity in your Fort Worth rental, a cash-out refinance could free up funds to purchase additional properties.
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10 February 2025 | 22 replies
Work with them to ensure they feel comfortable with you as the new property owner.
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26 January 2025 | 30 replies
Unfortunately, relying on a "nice card" approach doesn't always ensure that tenants will vacate the property in good condition.