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25 January 2025 | 10 replies
Highly suggest coming out to some of the local chicago IN-PERSON meetups!
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31 January 2025 | 27 replies
You are going to send your wife to personally unclog that toilet.
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Quote from @Jeff Sanders: Personally coming from an agent/investor in CA, I always get a quote from a broker of mine and make sure I am knowledgeable with the fees/costs.
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27 January 2025 | 10 replies
They are all under my personal name.
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4 February 2025 | 2 replies
. - Put downward pressure on demand: I personally believe it is unlikely that Trump actually deports millions of illegal immigrants who have settled in the United States.
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17 January 2025 | 19 replies
Personally I like to build with cash to avoid the extra expenses, so I dont actually finance anything until its done and I have decided to hold it.
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23 January 2025 | 11 replies
Living in one unit and renting out the others allows you to deduct 75% of expenses like mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and shared repairs as rental expenses, while the remaining 25% applies to personal use.
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26 January 2025 | 7 replies
Me having several thousand good reviews help, but personally I would not book a property with 0 reviews.
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25 January 2025 | 10 replies
We would want to use it for personal use probably one per year.
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27 January 2025 | 8 replies
Overall I would personally consider how I can still grow with the freedom that I have focusing on my real estate.