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14 January 2025 | 329 replies
Why pay rent when your landlord gives you free housing, free maintenance team, free mortgage, free electricity, free water, free trash?
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16 January 2025 | 2 replies
Here’s the context:The house appears vacant, with a large tree that has fallen on the property.From what I can see, the house seems full of furniture and might even be a hoarder home.I’ve skip-traced the property and found that the owner has unfortunately passed away.The house seems to be mortgage-free, and I’ve identified three phone numbers associated with the son, who I believe is the heir.I’d like to reach out to the son to express my interest in purchasing the property, but I want to ensure I do so respectfully while also gathering the right information.Here are my questions:What’s the best way to approach the heir while showing my condolences for their loss?
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20 January 2025 | 242 replies
Anyway, please feel free to do your own due diligence but it looks like we all got got.
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14 January 2025 | 39 replies
I hope this helps and feel free to send me a message for any further questions.
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16 January 2025 | 5 replies
Feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions, as an investor or a lender happy to share any advice I can!
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21 January 2025 | 13 replies
With substantial equity in your Fort Worth rental, a cash-out refinance could free up funds to purchase additional properties.
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27 January 2025 | 14 replies
But if you want to free up resources for other opportunities or simplify things, selling might make more sense.
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31 December 2024 | 76 replies
For Q1, I want to get out of analysis paralysis, pick a market and pull the trigger on my first STR.
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21 January 2025 | 8 replies
If you ever want to chat more about this... or if you're curious how these strategies play out in markets like Austin or Scottsdale... feel free to reach out.
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20 January 2025 | 57 replies
He puts a lot of free content out there to learn from.