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20 May 2024 | 6 replies
@Carlos OlivaCash-out Refi:Pros:Fixed interest rate - providing stability in your paymentsLump sum payout - one-time lump sum, which can be beneficial if you have a specific investment or expense in mind.Lower interest rates - compared to HELOCs because they're first mortgagesCons:Closing costs - higher which can eat into your equityResets mortgage term - If you've already paid down a significant portion of principal.
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20 May 2024 | 24 replies
There is no place that is just laying around waiting for people to waltz in and lazily do near to nothing and pickup ANY property at ANY price, ANY means and just, cash-fat-checks......
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20 May 2024 | 17 replies
I also don't see a dining table. you say it can have 8 guests, where do they sit to eat?
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20 May 2024 | 12 replies
@Samuel Olivas From personal experience you can't have your cake and eat it too.
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20 May 2024 | 12 replies
If you are not buying cash, I’d be cautious with anything above 1.2M as interest rates will eat a significant portion of revenue and not allow for good cash flow.
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20 May 2024 | 6 replies
Ego drinking problem moments of laziness I did work pretty hard but I could tell you that there was a few minutes here and there were I probably could’ve done something else instead I was eating lunch or ********ting with my friends or working on something silly when I should’ve been working something something important I never really didn’t show up to work I was there every day .
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21 May 2024 | 41 replies
But if you aren't raising rents every year, you're eating into your own profits.
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18 May 2024 | 2 replies
But first-time deals are not ripe for seller financing most of the time because new investors think you get your cake and eat it too.
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18 May 2024 | 12 replies
My car payment is pretty reasonable ($366/month) so that wasn't in my original plan and eats into my cash for furniture/incidentals.
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18 May 2024 | 14 replies
As @Michael Baum suggested, the amount of work doesn't change with the seasons, nor does the length of stay, as @Theresa Harris mentioned.My question is... in order to compete with lower total trip costs from other listings (often resulting from lower cleaning fees), should I eat a part of the cleaning fee in order to have a lower total trip cost?