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9 April 2024 | 13 replies
According to CBS 17 News, Raleigh is the #2 hottest real estate market in the US and Durham is #4.You could even invest on the outskirts as well because I know some people would not want to live directly in the city.
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8 April 2024 | 37 replies
If you arnt and your going to live there long term then again.. your other side is paying a very nice chunk of the overall interest.
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10 April 2024 | 38 replies
It takes much longer to evict and while they live rent-free you get nothing.
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8 April 2024 | 4 replies
She of course is in a very different market than you are and it is a house she is living at.
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5 April 2024 | 2 replies
Each time on the first two I have bought in my name, renovated one side while living in the other, swapped sides renovating while living in the other, then rented out both sides when moving on to the next project.
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7 April 2024 | 32 replies
Hi all, I'm looking to invest in this area because it's close enough to where I live (Orange County).
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8 April 2024 | 2 replies
Depending where you are, some utilities are attached to the house and some to the person living there.
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10 April 2024 | 37 replies
They probably live at home or have a spouse that pays the bills.
7 April 2024 | 6 replies
As a newbie passive real-estate investor currently living in Austin, TX.