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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
If you have this debt and need money, you may not be preparing yourself for the challenges of being a landlord.
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2 February 2025 | 14 replies
Stay away from the top 2 banks, they can take months to actually finance you and saavy agents wont accept a preapproval from them because they can take forever.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
We will see.Good news....they haven't asked us for any more money....yet.
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5 February 2025 | 1 reply
I would suggest getting Dave Ramsey's book called The Total Money Makeover and read that.
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18 January 2025 | 6 replies
I would only underwrite based on actual rents not proforma.
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6 February 2025 | 6 replies
One way to save some money, especially if you are local is to split the job.
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12 January 2025 | 185 replies
Actually, seems like you AGREE with me
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13 January 2025 | 4 replies
.🔹 Insurance Challenges – Even when insurance pays, it rarely covers the actual cost to completely rebuild.
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31 January 2025 | 7 replies
The same money could buy 1-2 full properties that would rent for more, depending on the market you choose.
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7 February 2025 | 10 replies
It's probably not going to end well for that landlord.We actually had this happen to us twice last year (at the same time, in 2 different units)!