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16 December 2024 | 5 replies
However, with this in mind, contact the closing firm and ask for an escrow fee sheet to ensure that it somewhat aligns with the standard title/escrow fees that other closing attorneys offer.
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30 December 2024 | 103 replies
Most of our team leads are generated on YouTube with long-form content, neighborhood reviews, market updates etc.
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26 December 2024 | 13 replies
As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".
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24 December 2024 | 1 reply
What I have seen in the research is to find a property you are interested in and compare to other comps in the same neighborhood.
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7 January 2025 | 16 replies
I was talking to a lawyer friend of mine who was involved in a lawsuit where a guy was letting his friend try out his Tesla in “launch mode” in a residential neighborhood.
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30 December 2024 | 10 replies
Years ago, a friend of mine took on a similar challenge in an older neighborhood near Chicago..he opened up the top floor to create a master suite that felt less like a converted attic and more like a boutique hotel room.
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6 January 2025 | 14 replies
Or try the reverse - rehab a property to Class A standards in a Class D neighborhood and try to get a Class A or B tenant to rent it.Unfortunately, many newbie real estate investors are jumping into buying affordable Class C rentals - expecting Class A results.
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19 December 2024 | 10 replies
Plenty of opportunity here in DFW.So far I've been working with a couple of local development firms (Realty Capital & Hunt Realty Investments) that have given me some guidance on the commercial side.
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3 January 2025 | 18 replies
If you want a more accurate estimate for rent, use any platform and zoom into your local neighborhood and see what similar properties are advertised for rent.
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23 December 2024 | 9 replies
A simple baseline plan might’ve steered him toward properties with more reliable maintenace histories or a stronger neighborhood profile, saving him a lot of sweat.