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4 May 2024 | 8 replies
We highly recommend though, having a local expert that you can run addresses by, to confirm the target property in on a good block before signing a purchase contract.
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4 May 2024 | 23 replies
I'd recommend going around your local community there & finding a credit union that does this!
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4 May 2024 | 8 replies
I invest locally in Columbus and Cleveland.
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3 May 2024 | 4 replies
Hey Billy, you said you'll be living in one of the units...Are you local now?
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1 May 2024 | 4 replies
I run a call center for Real Estate so here are my best tips:1) Before hiring a caller, make sure you have a solid process that you can plug someone into.
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3 May 2024 | 6 replies
Joining your local real estate investors association (REIA) offers an excellent avenue for such networking.
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4 May 2024 | 6 replies
Or if you were somehow able to look at markets outside the US where local real estate markets are much less transparent.
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4 May 2024 | 10 replies
Thank you @Cameron Moore. i am checking will local insurance agents. hopefully i will get reasonable quote from someone :)
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1 May 2024 | 3 replies
Looking around Saint Lukes, KU Medical Center, and The University of Missouri to rent mostly to travel nurses/ professionals.
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6 May 2024 | 65 replies
I do have multiple income sources; rentals took over as the largest about 5 or 6 years ago, just a few years before I retired from a career in military/local government.