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15 July 2024 | 15 replies
Consider FHA loans for lower down payments, but remember, the key is to find properties where the rental income covers your mortgage and expenses, ensuring positive cash flow (although in Austin is will be hard, but not impossible, to accomplish)Aiming for five properties in five years is very ambitious but achievable with the right strategy.
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20 July 2024 | 59 replies
By any measure, my portfolio is comprised of “cashflowing” properties that are well over the 1% rule and hit all the common ROI targets (on paper) you’ll see mentioned on BP.
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15 July 2024 | 2 replies
We're aiming for a budget of around $15,000 for both the venue and catering.For those who have had weddings or attended weddings in Temecula - is this budget realistic?
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16 July 2024 | 41 replies
But here is a healthy measure of living large.
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15 July 2024 | 23 replies
Sounds like you're aiming to make some type of algorithm or software that tries to eliminate the need of competent real estate people utilizing their experience in markets they are very familiar with..........Didn't Zillow lose about $500 Million flipping houses using this exact type of model?
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15 July 2024 | 2 replies
The Fed holds the key that could unlock both buyers and sellers — rate cuts — but it remains focused on lagging and flawed measures of inflation and employment.” — Barry Habib, MBS Highway’s Founder and CEO.
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16 July 2024 | 26 replies
It could be a major violation if you increase without taking the proper measures.
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15 July 2024 | 26 replies
Most of what I shared are proactive measures you can take to greatly reduce your liability exposure and shield you from a host of claims that commonly arise in real estate.
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14 July 2024 | 11 replies
Be familiar with calculating ROI, prospective cash flow, and other important measures.
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16 July 2024 | 33 replies
Many of the gurus aim to get that that check from you, selling you your dreams as easy.