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18 January 2018 | 2 replies
Other managers like to buy and hand off to a property manager so they can spend their time skiing or looking for the next deal.
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4 July 2017 | 9 replies
I then spent 10 years working as a comic book writer and letterer while raising my children and moving from 5-star resort to 5-star resort where my wife opened and developed spas.
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14 February 2023 | 25 replies
There are profits to be made in mountain/ski areas and beach locations.
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23 April 2014 | 50 replies
Lease Option (last resort cause we would still rent it if we had to) - $20K option money to be applied toward down payment, 3 year term, $495K purchase price?
12 September 2018 | 19 replies
Also why short term rental-are you in a resort area?
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20 December 2022 | 6 replies
My goal is to continue down the path of real estate investing (I currently own an STR in a resort town in Idaho) and to eventually make real estate investing my primary focus.
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12 August 2016 | 2 replies
Purchased rental homes near resorts or purchased apartment buildings in rising areas?
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22 October 2018 | 1 reply
I'm looking to get my 1st door as a vacation condo to make into a short-term rental at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, BC.
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12 December 2018 | 26 replies
I hold it as a last resort for very short-term loans to myself for purchases or reno costs.
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23 January 2020 | 37 replies
I’ve always gone conventional and it’s my understanding hard money should be used either as a last resort or with very intentional reasons (fast close, no private money connections, etc)