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22 March 2019 | 43 replies
If no then this is a ticking time bomb that will shrink your gain quickly once the cap ex and rehab costs start accumulating not to mention the already low return on captive equity.
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13 October 2019 | 69 replies
Adding a spouse and kids are great, but your time for REI will shrink and shrink.Also, the younger you are to start, the more exponential growth will amaze you with its returns.
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19 February 2019 | 1 reply
That being said wouldn’t shrinking cap rates indicate a coming upward shift in rents?
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22 February 2019 | 21 replies
@Trevor HatchardIf you leave your company your repayment period shrinks to, ordinarily, a 3-6 month time frame to pay back the remaining balance on the loan.
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22 May 2019 | 19 replies
SFH "A" in Johnson County is red hot anything hitting the MLS is priced to the point of no meat on the bone for an investor of course there is a few expectations to that rule.The only way I have found deals is word of the mouth, fact I am looking at a SFH "A" right now, but the amount of work needing done and the value the owner thinks it is worth is a spread that may not shrink to the point of a trigger pull.
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14 February 2019 | 2 replies
Our design, High end touches, converted from a 3 bed to a 4 bed by shrinking the laundry room.What was the outcome?
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15 February 2019 | 4 replies
Shrinking it down to individual bedrooms substantially increases the risk, the numbers don't line up, and it's just not appetizing.I hope my thoughts give you some insight.
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26 November 2018 | 4 replies
Remember, the size of your downpayment shrinks dramatically if you can get away from Boston or any other major city.
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24 November 2018 | 1 reply
Population in Edenton is currently shrinking, so that is working against you.
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11 December 2018 | 20 replies
And if it is a highly depreciating asset, then demand in that market is shrinking, which seems like a high risk market.