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17 May 2018 | 5 replies
- It's only good for food haha).The quotes came back as such: $5500, $6400 and $7800 for a new 3 ton unit and installation..I was appalled as these prices didn't sit right with me so I decided to take matters into my own hands and do some on the ground research since I just so happened to be in Houston that weekend.They say your network is equal to your net-worth so I immediately reached out to my network of investors and got the contact of a formidable handy man in the area.We were able to cut out the multiple middlemen and go straight to the wholesale distributor (cutting off all middle men would mean going straight to the manufacturer but it's not possible to buy one off units from them).I paid $1000 for a brand new 3 ton unit and was charged $500 for the labor of the handyman...Needless to say, I'll be working with this handyman for future projects and repairs..Total cost - $1500 and 2 hours of my timeTotal savings - ~$6000Because of my spidey sense and network, I was able to save a ton of money, form a new relationship in the process, acquire a connect with the wholesale distributor and write this article..
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30 May 2018 | 4 replies
Your best bet is to convince her to move.
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18 May 2018 | 5 replies
Upon uncovering this, MDC charged her $4100.
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24 May 2018 | 3 replies
You will want to break out the lot rent and make sure and only capitalize that amount from the $500/month charged for the park owned homes.
18 May 2018 | 36 replies
I got a secured credit card and charged a few hundred on it at a time and then paid it off to build up credit.
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18 May 2018 | 2 replies
@Heidi Foster beware betting long with short term money!
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22 May 2018 | 10 replies
A house hacker may be ok with living in an area that is gentrifying or with good fundamentals for upside (you are betting here).
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6 June 2018 | 18 replies
After 90 days if you continue they charge 1% of booked revenue and you can link Airbnb/Homeaway/VRBO colanders together so no double bookings.
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19 May 2018 | 5 replies
If so consider a rent increase.In effect your resident is subletting even if they don't charge rent.Treat the army buddy as an applicant to rent.
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18 May 2018 | 11 replies
Then I charge the tenant for the number of days it takes to find a tenant, up to the 30 days agreed on in my written lease.