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30 September 2024 | 25 replies
You will usually not get a good enough deal, and you will be competing in the purchase against retail buyers, especially in today's market.
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24 September 2024 | 22 replies
They may (or may not) be willing to show you how their system works.Another is that there are often two independent departments.
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24 September 2024 | 2 replies
., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10.
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25 September 2024 | 6 replies
Backup plan, go to work for the city building inspections department or a third party inspector contracting for the county.#4.
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24 September 2024 | 9 replies
You also should call your local zoning or permitting department to get information on areas you are interested in and how to be a legal STR.I 100% recommend making sure the STR could work as a LTR as well in case you have to pivot ever.
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24 September 2024 | 0 replies
Example - sold a retail/ service center for $1,750,000 with a $1,300,000 note I carried back at 10% interest.
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25 September 2024 | 96 replies
My life using that department got a lot easier to use after that.
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23 September 2024 | 13 replies
Are you looking to buy these new construction deals right off mls and pay retail?
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24 September 2024 | 14 replies
To make matters worse, we had a terrible time with their customer service department (they didn't know what was going on).We moved over to Huntington Bank and they have been great to work with so far.
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24 September 2024 | 19 replies
What does the city expect will happen when you tie the hands of the police department and make the regulations so dire for investment; why would any major developer go and invest in the city?