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11 August 2020 | 71 replies
Turnkey has a tendency to overcharge or worse yet lie about the state of the properties since they know the investors wont come to the property.
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1 July 2020 | 6 replies
I am looking for insight to the mind of an active real estate investor, someone who has used this method and has a pros and cons list, or maybe a couple tips of things they wish they would have paid more attention to the first time around. ( I understand that the CARES act is knew so their wont be any specific examples from this, but perhaps similar experiences to share)Thanks for the help!
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1 July 2020 | 7 replies
Nothing will go against your dti since you wont be carrying any debt
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23 November 2020 | 15 replies
Plus some sanding sponges and a dust mask, and a shop vac with a drywall bag inside it (otherwise you will destroy your shop vac with dust).
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1 July 2020 | 7 replies
But I know that $10k wont do much here.
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8 July 2020 | 20 replies
You end up spending so much on cap/ex and management fees it destroys the cash flow.
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1 July 2020 | 5 replies
Also, being in a different market with multiple properties would allow you to diversify a little more to allow more safety in number if a vacancy happens, squatter, repairs if someone destroys it.
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7 July 2020 | 15 replies
If your credit has been destroyed I’d work the short sale or deed in lieu.
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23 April 2021 | 28 replies
property manager is not the answer. eventually if the tenant is not paying the property manager wont make them. the issue will come back to the property owner. being a small time property owner I prefer not to have any property manager.
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3 July 2020 | 4 replies
I will be repeating this with a new property every year so it wont be a one time event.