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31 December 2024 | 49 replies
You GOTTA use WIDE-angel photos. many phones have great features for this now, or there is app's for it, or lenses, lens adapters. get something, anything, or buy a new phone that does it.
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14 January 2025 | 11 replies
This will still qualify for a residential mortgage and you have a better shot of completely offsetting your entire payment.
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9 January 2025 | 2 replies
I just completed my 20 hour course for my Illinois Mortgage Lending License and the final step is taking the state exam.
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11 January 2025 | 7 replies
the property’s rehabilitation is scheduled for completion in 2025 and the rent will subsequently increase, can I proceed with a cash-out refinance based on the current rent roll?
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12 January 2025 | 2 replies
Just say no.I would almost never do this trade unless all my downside, including potential unknowns, were completely compensated for.
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2 January 2025 | 0 replies
Staging is the process of arranging and decorating your house to highlight its best features and make it as appealing as possible to potential buyers.
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15 January 2025 | 8 replies
One year.It was completely empty when I bought it.
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23 January 2025 | 39 replies
I am a complete rookie zero experience, zero properties and highly determined to get into multi-family investing.
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31 January 2025 | 121 replies
I am completely finished my 2022 tax return (requested an extension) and am at a standstill due to my CostSeg (property placed in service 2022/cost seg done that same year).
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15 January 2025 | 5 replies
Yes, as I'm doing more research, I'm finding that I would prefer to invest in markets that I know personally, so as not to rely on external variables completely.