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7 October 2024 | 1 reply
Although I enjoy the benefits of working for a company I am beginning to get tired of the corporate grind.
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8 October 2024 | 4 replies
Here's what I’m targeting:Investment Criteria:Unemployment rates below the national average.Rent-to-price (RTP) ratio of 0.60 or higher.Median home prices below $150,000.Growing population and areas where rents are stable or increasing.Key Questions:Which markets have you found to be ideal for first-time investors?
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6 October 2024 | 2 replies
My name is Ido Harper, I am a former professional fencer with over 20 years of experience, a 6-time Israeli national champion, and a European Championship medalist.
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7 October 2024 | 8 replies
Most cost segregation study firms operate at a national level where they will send a professional to your property to generate the report.
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6 October 2024 | 7 replies
I serve on the board of CFRI, the local chapter of the National REIA in Olrando.
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6 October 2024 | 7 replies
The market's steady growth ensures that homebuyers and rental property investors can capitalize on the area's potential.Key Economic Indicators:Average Wage in 2024: $59,586Five-Year Compound Wage Growth: 3.73%Total Employment in 2024: 748,600Five-Year Compound Employment Growth: 3.14%Unemployment Rate in 2024: 3.8%GDP Per Capita (2022): $70,178Affordability Indicators:Median Home Price in 2024: $447,526Five-Year Compound Price Growth: 9.35%Median Rent in 2024: $1,797Five-Year Compound Rent Growth: 5.91%Rent-Price Ratio: 0.4%With steady wage and employment growth and an unemployment rate below the national average, the Raleigh-Durham area is a prime market for real estate investment.
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5 October 2024 | 6 replies
Just make sure the general partners are a corporate entity, not you personally.
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11 October 2024 | 41 replies
Is it usually solo business professionals ( travel nurses, corporate executives, etc) that rent midterm.
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7 October 2024 | 12 replies
Now they’ve said they are holding for an Indefinite amount of time and since then they’ve stopped responding to me and email once or twice a year with corporate speak that says nothing useful.
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5 October 2024 | 3 replies
I guess I'm asking for something like a hard money lender, but I don't know if they lend on assets you already own.I guess you could put the paid off rental in a sandbox (trust, or corporation) so that the income from that rental is only counted against the debt from that rental then take basically any loan on it, but outside of that what options are there?