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Michael Mackney First rental property not cash flowing
30 August 2022 | 33 replies
Hi @Michael Mackney,I believe that it all a matter of prespective and what was your starting point.When you buy a vacant property you want to make sure that before you're renting it you'll approach and eliminate all of the potential issues that may come in the future, to be able to really rely on a cashflow with low chances of bad "surprises" like leaks or other repairs that needs to be done.
Aaron Gorum Contractor didn’t do a good job
7 January 2020 | 32 replies
The flooring guy can sand the top coat and apply another coat of poly to reduce/eliminate the bubbling.  
Matt Ten Buy Land and Develop Houses on it
8 December 2022 | 3 replies
Buying "paper lots" is appealing to a developer because they don't have any money tied up until they are ready to bring in the bulldozers - I have eliminated those carrying costs for them.
John Hyatt My first Day Door Knocking Alone and my results
15 November 2022 | 20 replies
I had spaced it out on my phone but seems that it just eliminated tha spaces between paragraphs.
Anthony Hom Roofstock TurnKey Investors
12 November 2020 | 15 replies
I think they are going to go out of their way to make sure what is listed is accurate and from reputable people, but in the end, they can only represent what is being put on their site by the seller.As for the advice from @Alyssa Dyer and buying a traditional turkey property at that price, if you define a turnkey as a property where someone else has purchased it, they have eliminated deferred maintenance so the investor should be able to limit capex and maintenance issues for a period of time, they have placed the property with a reputable management company that is equipped and prepared to manage the property for you, then by that definition not everything that uses the world turnkey for marketing purposes is going to fit. 
Sean Dezoysa Help understanding Section 8 "payment standards"
13 April 2020 | 2 replies
To help eliminate surprises I would go by what the Median price is in Rentometer as to what you can expect in Gross Rents.
Sameer Singhania Anyone has experience w/ Jax Wealth Investment (Jacksnville, FL)?
5 December 2020 | 8 replies
It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.
Tony Marcelle Is cold calling better than direct mail?
15 June 2019 | 11 replies
Scalable, controllable predictable (but tedious and expensive)Others will say cold calling is the bomb.If you REALLY want to eliminate chance and want a more efficient way of lead generation you do SEO.Period.There is simply no debate there.
James King First Time Buyer Scared of Foundation issues
12 March 2021 | 7 replies
In general, foundation issues in Texas should not be something that scares you off or you'd be eliminating A LOT of opportunity available to you.
Demetrius Harrell First rental property... I am nervous!
26 October 2022 | 28 replies
You can hire a realtor to list the property and help find a quality tenant thus eliminating the fear.