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8 April 2022 | 1 reply
Toilets, HVAC, and appliances still cost the same and can and will very quickly eat into your cash flow.
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5 June 2022 | 54 replies
In my head, I compare it to eating an elephant: I buy something (take a bite) and then I have to "chew" for awhile.
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23 June 2022 | 5 replies
If it's not cash flowing hopefully it's in a very high appreciating area... which can be hit or miss with MF AND that nothing unexpected happens that eats into your bottom line even more.
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18 April 2022 | 1 reply
Opened up living room to eat in kitchen.
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19 April 2022 | 17 replies
You can’t have your cake and eat it too, unless you have no ethics.
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31 July 2022 | 17 replies
You screwed up and will just have to eat it now...... work on your expenses and that's all you can do.
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26 May 2022 | 5 replies
Eating at McDonalds is very common, and having a 800+ credit score is the opposite.Accountants specializing in real estate, and there're 20+ of us here on this forum, generally endorse self-directed retirement accounts and investing them in real estate.
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30 May 2022 | 50 replies
I didn't consider old house maintenance eats up the CF.
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24 April 2022 | 4 replies
You would have to have an income that can support the loans, rents that will help eat up some of the debt, or a great relationship with a lender.
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24 April 2022 | 10 replies
I have been spending $100+ a day eating out.