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29 December 2024 | 253 replies
They are generous on the values so sometime my actual cash out of pocket is less than 15%, for example, I pay 102K for a house that appraises for 108K, the extra 6K they count towards my down payment so I get a mortgage for 91,800 because that's 85% of 108K and I write a check for about 10K.
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11 December 2024 | 2 replies
This way it’s no up front out of pocket expense for me and they then have the extra money to spend as they need it.
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19 December 2024 | 28 replies
maybe just me, dont go cheap on TP. you can buy inexpensive, but make sure it doesnt feel cheap. its worth an extra couple of dollars so guests dont remember that everything felt cheap
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11 December 2024 | 34 replies
Quote from @Trent Reeve: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Quote from @Issa Joseph: I DIDNT GET IT LOL for now my business plan doesn't support this purchase but an extra 10k per unit per year profit is significant growth in revenue But ask yourself - how much of this $10k increase (remember alleged) could you gain yourself by doing research and asking questions on this forum.......?
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7 December 2024 | 18 replies
I would say earned it.I will check out bank financing.
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10 December 2024 | 1 reply
If the plumber has to work 2 extra hours because of foolish clogs, oh well.
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13 December 2024 | 7 replies
I would only do it if you need the extra $3k cash flow this year less the cost of doing the segregation.
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11 December 2024 | 3 replies
I will also note that the RC zoning district allows for quite a few extra units so you would get the best use out of your land by building a quadplex or something like that.if you are interested in going forward though I work part time at NOLA builds in town and they do great work for construction at all levels.feel free to reach out if you have more questions
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11 December 2024 | 12 replies
You can rent out a vaction home so it can be used to earn some cash and offset the mortgage for the frst year.
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17 December 2024 | 22 replies
We not only lost our hard-earned money but on top of everything, our health suffered, I had several sleepless nights due to the stress and anxiety that this horrible experience created for my wife and me.After the buy-back was completed, I approached Maverick to at least help us with our losses by requesting us to give back ~$6000.