6 May 2024 | 12 replies
Personally, I keep my rent increases to 5-10% while not pushing them all the way up to market rent.
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6 May 2024 | 18 replies
Personally, I negotiate for better price/seller credits + put more money down to min 1:1 DSCR and keep it gucci.
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6 May 2024 | 37 replies
You may also want to ask them to cross-collateralize another property or give you a personal guarantee to further protect you.
6 May 2024 | 13 replies
It also depends on your price point and budget. because this is going to be your personal residence, at this point, I would just keep aware of city news and developments, and neighborhood pockets.
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5 May 2024 | 6 replies
I personally have no interest in buying my own...
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5 May 2024 | 5 replies
They can and often will say 'no' but if you can just get a 'yes' on a single digit fixed rate you're probably better off than any personal or consolidation loan you may get.
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7 May 2024 | 34 replies
I do a lot of seller financing and personally keep track of it all myself but it can be a huge pain.
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6 May 2024 | 15 replies
I suggest to make deep research about the location and risk or ask experts personally before take actions.
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5 May 2024 | 6 replies
None of that matters because the algorithm and pacing of the sites and their own personal directives change faster than the speed of light.
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4 May 2024 | 11 replies
If anybody has any personal experience or any good books/blogs, I’d love to hear about them – thanks!!