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19 September 2007 | 8 replies
Check references on whomever you choose.
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22 September 2007 | 3 replies
Really just carpet/paint, and then the bath and kitchens (so around 20k also).Now here's where I need some help.
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25 September 2007 | 17 replies
Then when you have a system that works (and only then) you can ramp it up and do more deals so retirement comes a lot earlier if you choose to go that route.John Corey
15 December 2007 | 10 replies
Now I have bought a couple properties that have title issues that I couldn't get cleared up, but I choose to do that only after knowing exactly what I was getting myself into.
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25 September 2007 | 7 replies
I would say RE investing was always a plan(dream) of mine even as a kid i was on jobs with my dad he was a painter/carpenter and would let me help paint or hammer around because i loved the job site.
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21 September 2007 | 8 replies
Just spoke to [wholesaler] adv has 2 estimates for repairs. 1 for $6k [basic paint, carpet] the other for $15k [paint carpet, landscape, new drywall, etc.]Will make my own assessment on Monday.
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23 September 2007 | 4 replies
Hey there Totally,Its nice to see that their are more and more people that choose to leave their previous working enviornment to try out real estate!
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23 September 2007 | 9 replies
New or not, you will have vacancies to deal with, property management (placing ads, screening tenants, doing evictions), taxes, insurance, and make ready costs (paint and carpet cleaning or replacemnet between tenannts.)
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25 September 2007 | 2 replies
So I saw this property that looked like it just needed some new paint and clean carpet.
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2 October 2007 | 3 replies
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