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26 July 2021 | 15 replies
This gets them on board as well as having them ready to issue you a pre-qualification letter when you get ready to submit a bid.
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11 August 2021 | 21 replies
If it’s only a few blocks, I’d say you’re golden but check with your local realtor first.
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26 July 2021 | 9 replies
We also send out letters periodically when the owners aren't picking up their poop in the yard that they have 30 days to do the cleanup (or hire a pet clean up vendor that we recommend) or we will bill them for the cost and it is a violation when it comes time for lease renewal.
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27 July 2021 | 18 replies
Three weeks to hand write the "golden letters", with content that came directly from one of the "gurus" at our market center.
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4 August 2021 | 14 replies
It clearly states 1031 exchange is on the chopping block!
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25 July 2021 | 9 replies
The next day he called like three times and I had to block him.
27 July 2021 | 2 replies
I'm in a small town of 9,500 and my office is a converted residential home just one block from main street and zoned commercial.
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25 July 2021 | 2 replies
In the case of a fireplace I would always look toward future sales of the property and preserve it in case a future buyer wanted a fireplace but I have and do have my carpenter permanently block it off with a heavy duty wood piece, usually 1/2” plywood that we then paint to match the room.
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1 August 2021 | 15 replies
Maybe, investors should purchase single-family homes only when they know the homes will appreciate and they should have a business model where single-family homes are only a stepping-block to earn the money to purchase 4+ units as soon as they can.
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25 July 2021 | 8 replies
In the south the coating is on the outside to block the heat from the outside.