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24 June 2024 | 13 replies
Don't get me wrong, there are some great VAs out there, but you have to find them, train them, monitor them and pay them well for them to produce anything above mediocre results.
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24 June 2024 | 11 replies
I am not familiar with who you are working with but always recommend vetting any company deeply before signing and paying -- those companies tend to have a lot of overhead they need to pay - out of your bottom line.
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25 June 2024 | 10 replies
They will supposedly first pay you back your initial earnest money with interest within four weeks of signing their NEW RELEASE AGREEMENTS as a show of good faith if you get in touch with their attorney (send me a private message so I can send you instructions to get in contact with their attorney), and then the remaining outstanding deposit with interest within two months after that.
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24 June 2024 | 5 replies
Buyers who pay a premium for living in one of the nicest areas of the city.
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25 June 2024 | 51 replies
Also beware that paying a large loan fee may affect the lenders ability to do the loan.
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24 June 2024 | 2 replies
If they want to keep paying at 11 percent, good luck to them.
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22 June 2024 | 5 replies
From CSLB:This section defines what an owner-builder is and the laws surrounding the practice.An owner-builder is what the term indicates: a person owns the property and acts as their own general contractor on the job, and either does the work themselves or has employees (or subcontractors) working on the project.The work site must be their principal place of residence that they have occupied for 12 months prior to completion of the work.The homeowner cannot construct and then sell more than two structures during any three-year period.Getting a GC license and going Legit is pretty difficult.
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24 June 2024 | 13 replies
If you plan to be there LESS than 7 years, then I might consider NOT BUYING because if prices stay the same it will take nearly that long to pay down a mortgage enough to cover commissions and closing costs to sell and break even.
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24 June 2024 | 7 replies
Las Vegans Paying Highest Income Percentage on Rent: Nearly 58.3% of renters in the Las Vegas area spend more than 30% of their income on rent, considered "housing-cost burdened."
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24 June 2024 | 5 replies
A vacant month, turnover costs, paying your PM to fill the unit.