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11 October 2024 | 4 replies
My plan was to buy this and live in it for a bit, but then eventually rented out as my first investment property.
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10 October 2024 | 9 replies
Have been reading up on this a bit and it seems if I get it into a roth ira it can be used for downpayment funds eventually with lower taxes removed?
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10 October 2024 | 4 replies
Wis Dells is a prime location for STRs to be eventually banned or very highly regulated given the large resorts with deep pockets and a lot of influence.
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13 October 2024 | 19 replies
I've scaled up from there - eventually converting my furnished business from STRs to MTRs and converting most of my units from long-term tenants to MTRs.
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10 October 2024 | 2 replies
Not only did it cut his living expenses drastically (and the triplex appreciated $843K over those 10 years, not bad on a $20,000 down payment even though that was a fair amount of money back then), but one of his tenants eventually became a business partner on his next investment.
15 October 2024 | 69 replies
I am not aware of anyone who solves problems in a lasting way without a cash-flow positive business.Competitors and other solutions will have to monetize, eventually, in one of the following ways:- Make money raising capital themselves, and therefore be another GP (Fund of Funds)- Make money raising capital for sponsors - Make money serving LPs by charging LPsThe free components of PassivePockets will be supported by advertising dollars from sponsors.
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11 October 2024 | 11 replies
On top of that, Section 8 tenants are more trouble than the average paying tenant, and they are more likely to create costly turnovers when they eventually leave.
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11 October 2024 | 16 replies
But the most common giveaway is that they ask strange questions inquiring about your home and will eventually want you to take it off platform, ie.
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9 October 2024 | 6 replies
If you get lucky, they will eventually care about fixing their credit and they will pay what the owe.
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9 October 2024 | 8 replies
Eventually you'll get a feel for good numbers and not-so-good ones.There are plenty of networking events to attend as well.