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1 December 2024 | 7 replies
Are you experienced enough to pay that and waive inspections to win?
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25 November 2024 | 0 replies
What are some unconventional creative financing strategies you've personally used or encountered in real estate investing that led to unexpected success, and what lessons did you learn from those experiences?
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1 December 2024 | 68 replies
But if the blue sky materialized then repurchasing that equity could still turn into a win/win.
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29 November 2024 | 8 replies
You can also easily diversify there.
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1 December 2024 | 5 replies
Build yourself a Google business page, make yourself easily bookable on Airbnb (did you know that 25% of nights booked on Airbnb are for 30 day stays and more?
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29 November 2024 | 17 replies
The more we buy the better the discount so I am contemplating opening it up to other people as a win/win.
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9 December 2024 | 21 replies
Also, you have a lot of competition with Disney and Universal properties.I always stay at a Disney property to take advantage of the included transportation to easily park hop and not deal with having to drive and park.
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2 December 2024 | 2 replies
Of course, many investors bend/break this rule, but that's another risk.2) If your bid wins the foreclosure auction, you then have to deal with getting rid of any occupants - who may steal/damage everything they can in retaliation:(3) You MUST have a great crew on the ground that can minimize surprises - not easy to do on your first deal.Regardless if you buy a foreclosure or other property, read our copy & paste advice below:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?
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1 December 2024 | 3 replies
Get one bad tenant and you could lose three years worth of cash flow very easily.2.
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11 December 2024 | 68 replies
For perspective, outside of SF you can easily get a place to rent for 2500 or so, figure another 1500 for day care.