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1 January 2025 | 5 replies
PS before the hedge funds jumped in about 2011 to 2012 I was an activce courthouse buyer in Henry county and a few of the counties on the north side of Atl metro so been to many of the auctions having them all on one day is a cluster .. you have multiple criers crying sales simultainously it can be hard to follow but you can also squeeze out one that folks missed.. we did quite well until the hedge funds knocked us little guys out of the area..
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3 January 2025 | 5 replies
On the positive side, it seems like you have a good potential BRRRR that you can use to purchase additional properties.
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12 January 2025 | 8 replies
On the flip side, some wholesalers know the business better than the agents!
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11 January 2025 | 15 replies
The side moral to this story - be in the plumbing business.
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10 January 2025 | 67 replies
If you're not accredited, then I would say the rare syndication that accepts non-accredited investors, or something like FundRise or Crowdstreet or other crowdfunding platform, would be how you get that "riskier" side of the barbell to weigh more.And thanks for your feedback on FundRise, Crowdstreet, Farmtogether, and Groundfloor.
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30 December 2024 | 1 reply
They were agreeable...nothing lost on either side as long as both sides are aware and informed.
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8 January 2025 | 4 replies
It’s ran like a business, not a personal investment.Given the heavy workload I have being the CEO/founder of the wealth management company, my wife has set up a well oiled machine on the property management side, due to her perfectionist drive however, it still means that she's constantly dealing with tenants and toilets and replying to items at all hours of the day and night.
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2 January 2025 | 4 replies
I like good neighborhoods, with sloped tile roofs, stucco siding, built in the last 20 years. 90% of Las Vegas SMF checks none of these boxes.
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19 January 2025 | 47 replies
.: @James Hamlingyep - and when a tenant stops paying the whole thing implodes.Yeah I just don't see how it's a "solution" for either side, "buyer" or "seller".
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2 January 2025 | 13 replies
Quote from @Will Fraser: Hi @Patricia Smith, I'd recommend a few things:- NEVER use an agent who is managing properties on the side.