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18 January 2025 | 36 replies
I like using these for just this case.Another item to consider is since this is a 2nd floor I wouldn't be that worried since the 1st floor will heat the 2nd floor enough to not allow frozen pipes.I would also talk to an HVAC person because I believe they can also put a device to cycle the heat a few times a day or even put a secondary thermostat in the apt to take care of the minimum issues.I feel for you because otherwise you have a great tenant.
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12 January 2025 | 3 replies
So I am looking forward to seeing a consolidation in viewership and would like to see a lot of traffic pushed back to YouTube.How do you feel about this?
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15 January 2025 | 2 replies
Feel free to reach out if you ever want to chat or bounce ideas around.
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16 January 2025 | 9 replies
Everyone will tell you it’s great to get started early, or you can just move after a year, but in the current environment in our region the rent your property will generate after you move out will likely be less than your mortgage, if you are tied to the area and feel confident you want to stay in whatever property you buy for 3-5 years go for it, if you want flexibility rent and throw that money into and index fund.
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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
It may make people feel better but does it actually do anything?
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19 January 2025 | 1 reply
I'm sure this has created more questions, so feel free to fire away!
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24 January 2025 | 16 replies
Feel free to PM me if you want an introduction.
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13 January 2025 | 2 replies
I’m not local, so I’m trying to get a feel for what it’s actually like making deals in this market right now.
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27 January 2025 | 12 replies
Generally larger commercial properties and shopping centers are easier to classify with hard and fast rules, but to the points above the residential areas really move very quickly and have way more nuance than most people care to admit.zip codes are generally way too large for my liking at least in my market to provide any kind of insights other than macro level economics but even then highways or rivers that cut through a zip code can end up with totally different trade areas.we can get pretty granular with cellphone data and with grocery center data to understand the trade areas and their true boundaries, but that kind of data pull is generally only cost effective for investors doing larger scale projects or developments, and honestly we still just end up getting on the ground and feeling it out, so I generally tell people that the money is better spent on a plane ticket and weekend trip in the area you are looking rather than any kind of "trade area" level data studies.and generally B class in 1 area means something different than another.