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12 December 2024 | 12 replies
When I was active, the O-4 Good Idea Fairies always tried to re-invent how we did business, and 95% of the time, they overcomplicated a simple process making our lives way harder.
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4 December 2024 | 4 replies
If you find someone (or multiple agents) who are taking advantage of similar marketing strategies, you can get more inquiries this way.Lastly, I'd recommend an email campaign to all buyer, listing, and rental agents who are active the same area as the rental listing.All the best!
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9 December 2024 | 15 replies
@Isadore Nelson Yes, eviction is possible, but there are too many factors that need to be taken into consideration, active military family members, disabled veterans, building violations, maintenance issues and etc...
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4 December 2024 | 31 replies
A free property is great... but if you find a deal good enough to BRRR (which can prove challenging) take that profit and invest it into a revenue generating activity.
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9 December 2024 | 38 replies
Once a year I take out all the credit cards and make a small purchase on each one which I then pay off in full just to make sure they stay activated.
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5 December 2024 | 6 replies
I am still very active in my local market as a host of the WWL Home Improvement each weekend.
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4 December 2024 | 3 replies
For beginners, focus on markets with lower entry costs, high investor activity, and steady demand—like parts of the Midwest or the Southeast.
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7 December 2024 | 8 replies
if you're going to sell it to a buyer who isn't you, say that (and actually have a buyer.)if you're a full time agent though... i'd spend try to spend most or all of your time on on-market activities.
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27 November 2024 | 1 reply
These are the first things I look at.Lastly if someone is advertising on BP, it’s not a bad or good thing - all it means when someone advertises on BP or pays BP to be promoted it just means they paid to be on the website.
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6 December 2024 | 10 replies
., inspection fees) are considered part of your investment activities and can be deducted as a capital loss in the year they were incurred.