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30 January 2025 | 62 replies
Robbing a bank to pay rent is a CRIME.
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12 January 2025 | 23 replies
I lived well below my means, worked a full time job for years while doing this on the side, persisted when others did not... and now I am enjoying the fruits of my labor.
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17 January 2025 | 6 replies
This was a cost-effective way to meet our requirement of providing just a stove and refrigerator (we don’t include washers or dryers), without breaking the bank further.But here’s the twist: If we were upgrading appliances for a long-term tenant with a stellar payment history, we might invest in brand-new appliances.
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11 January 2025 | 14 replies
Professional PMs use specialized tools to verify income directly with a tenant’s bank or payroll service, ensuring legitimacy.
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23 January 2025 | 26 replies
Collins who favors VTSAX stock, which I particularly enjoy.
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28 December 2024 | 23 replies
And now live the life they enjoy as they enjoy that part of the business..
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21 January 2025 | 14 replies
In order to have checkbook control, the IRA account will need to be at a trust company that will allow the IRA to invest in an LLC (where you will be the manager and your IRA will be member - an as manager you will have checkbook access to the LLC bank account).
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4 January 2025 | 23 replies
There are landlords who are proud to own properties while offering their communities a nice and safe place to live (and enjoying the benefits of having someone else pay for your appreciating asset).
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16 January 2025 | 10 replies
If you manage to get this off the ground and do some verified - meaning paperwork is in your name, or company's name, etc - projects that turn a profit, and you build some capital in a bank, you should be able to go right to that lender after a year or two and start a relationship no problem.
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14 January 2025 | 21 replies
Mortgage Broker/ Bank/ Hard Money Lender – Someone that has experience working with other investors.