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10 January 2025 | 4 replies
When you start, the company may give you a small existing portfolio, but then you'll have to maintain & grow it to make a decent living.You could also work as a leasing agent at an apartment complex.
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12 January 2025 | 20 replies
Remember, the first deal is not meant to make you money, it’s meant to get you into the 6% club (only 6% of Americans own one or more rental properties) Get into the club and figure out which direction you want to scale.If I were to start all over again, knowing what I know now, and assuming I had some good cash to work with (I was broke as a joke when I started), I would have done small commercial all the way.
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16 January 2025 | 5 replies
This one was strange because I ended up splitting the companies and partners involved in the deal so we liquidated halfway through the project.
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28 December 2024 | 8 replies
I had slept on the ground that night, me and my dog... over 1000 miles away from home pursuing the American dream.This was my second flip, I was out of my comfort zone.
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10 February 2025 | 25 replies
But her company, like so many, has whittled down their actual service to the point that they aren't really doing useful work, just enriching the CEO.
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5 February 2025 | 54 replies
For example, here in Columbus Ohio, you have amazing macros (population growth, job growth, and companies moving and developing here like Intel headquarters, Amazon, FB, Google, Nationwide, and recently Anduril AND you can still find positive cash flow and the 1% rule here PLUS there's AMAZING appreciation potential.2.
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27 January 2025 | 35 replies
ANY company or developer that has to give you a free flight, hotel or car stay WELL AWAY... they have to do that for a reason as they dont have a good reputation locally.Happy to advise for anyone wanting further UAE knowledge on real estate.
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21 January 2025 | 10 replies
I a new investor who self-manages my property and need some advice.Currently, when there are plumbing issues, I have a plumbing company come to the house and I have to meet them there.
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15 January 2025 | 29 replies
I see a conflict of interest in your role as fund manager and principal in the “operating” company.
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17 January 2025 | 7 replies
(They claimed thousands for electrical using what appeared to be a fake electrical company, and they never had someone out to even check electrical beyond the general.)