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8 March 2020 | 88 replies
I think 20-40% of equity is healthy although many on BP would argue against that point.
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23 October 2019 | 46 replies
I require a letter from a vet (basically saying dog isn't a danger or cat is healthy) and a fully refundable deposit between$1,500 and $2,500.
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29 May 2019 | 25 replies
Food for thought: (depending on your big picture and considering all options) purchasing a new, single-family rental property in a healthy metro area where the numbers make sense with a 30-year fixed-rate loan may just be your best bet.
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24 January 2017 | 3 replies
I'm a Real Estate Broker that lives and offices in Gilbert, AZ. 18 years full-time real estate in Arizona, all in the SE Valley (Gilbert, Chandler).Gilbert is a very healthy upper middle-class suburbia community.
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30 March 2017 | 4 replies
Our plan is to only take minimal disbursements from the LLC until its built up a healthy warchest.
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25 December 2019 | 2 replies
A bit of background info:1) My wife and I after 30 years of working have a healthy stock portfolio.
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25 September 2023 | 20 replies
If you did not, and started later, the likelihood of enjoying that $500K lifestyle in great health is less likely.That same example, deploying immediately into an area with lesser quality (lesser capital required), and you can likely 3X to 20X the end result after a decade, or two, or three.
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20 August 2019 | 83 replies
Netting positive cash flow right off of the bat, after debt service and other costs is solid if you have a healthy financing structure.
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17 August 2021 | 53 replies
someone selling an investment should be able to handle a bit of healthy skepticism of their model if they are trying to sell others on the model for their own gain.
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19 July 2022 | 4 replies
-Extract your equity through a cash out refinance of your existing property-Get a home equity line of credit -Sell the equity in your home to a company like Hometap-Use the equity in your home as collateral on a loan from a private investor -Get a low interest credit card that is secured by your home equityAll of these options still require a healthy down payment and a good deal with returns that are above and beyond your cost of capital so that your debt is levering up your profit vs levering up your losses.