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9 January 2022 | 6 replies
Income approach is better for you.This is fine and dandy for a layman's estimate, but you should have a professional appraisal before listing an $8 million property.
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11 January 2022 | 7 replies
Know your numbers and make sure it will cash flow after all expenses and estimated income.
10 January 2022 | 3 replies
BP has a great book on the subject to help in you education.Be sure you understand how to estimate rent, costs and reserves to try to assure you have a positive cash flow on your first deal.Save your money and rents to make your net purchase after living in the duplex at least a year and several days from that first closing.
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9 January 2022 | 0 replies
After repair value estimated at $175K.
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9 January 2022 | 0 replies
Make sure to estimate contruction costs accurately.
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9 January 2022 | 0 replies
Make sure to estimate contruction costs accurately.
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10 January 2022 | 2 replies
Thanks @Will Fraser my estimate was on that high end.
12 January 2022 | 20 replies
I know my local market like the back of my hand and can easily estimate costs for repairs and what not.
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4 June 2022 | 5 replies
@Shoshana Shulman - there is a calculator on TreasuryDirect to estimate the future value of the bonds.