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2 July 2021 | 11 replies
Hey Ruth, do you happen to know how wide the cracks are?
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17 July 2021 | 7 replies
I think if you have wide opening between living room and dinning area will be enough, that should give you nice flow, perception of bigger space but still defined living area.
2 July 2021 | 1 reply
Finance for buy and hold to maximize my results.CASHPros of cash holdings:Minimizes risk in down economyMaximizes pure cashflow on the propertyDon't owe anyone anything, freedom mentalityKeeps the options wide open (you can always finance and pull equity out, use as collateral, etc.)Don't have to worry about a bank calling the loan due or something unusual, especially in a recession or tight economyCons of cash holdings:Ties up a lot of equity that could be used for other dealsPotentially risks the capital in the property (if sued for example, it is easier to go after equity in the property than a bank loan)Potentially limits ability to grow (more capital tied up into deals rather than ability to acquire more properties)Possibly losing some tax benefits of interest deduction, amortization, etc.FINANCINGPros of financing holdings:Ability to possibly increase ROI, cash on cash, IRR?
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2 July 2021 | 2 replies
I normally have 6 months of expenses in my reserve account for rental properties, however this amount or value properly varies widely amongst investors.4) Take your time, and grow smartly - I'm in a similar situation right now where I have a large amount of cash that I'd like to redeploy into additional properties.
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11 July 2021 | 4 replies
Unless the bedroom has a door that connects to the outdoors, at least one of the windows should be at least 24 inches tall by 20 inches wide.
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14 July 2021 | 20 replies
That is an industry wide safety margin to help you survive.
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14 July 2021 | 12 replies
Sometimes the best photo that's the front the house (definitely the case with your photos), sometimes it's a kitchen, sometimes it's a wide angle shot of an open space with gleaming.
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23 July 2021 | 6 replies
For an accent wall We just do a darker grey and some 8” wide white trim on both sidesEasy, cheap and cheap and easy to fix if a tenant damages it
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16 September 2021 | 108 replies
I am also passionate about real estate (both investing and designing/renovating), I also am driven to accomplish goals and to succeed, I also have continued investing somewhat even though we don't really need the money anymore - in fact we just finished our biggest deal to date by far and from afar (thank goodness the one benefit covid provided - the wide acceptance of the digital notary).To be clear - my assumption isn't actually that everyone hates doing this, or even that everyone wants to exit their business (and I'm certainly not assuming that everyone would choose to live our same lifestyle given the opportunity)...
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27 July 2021 | 6 replies
We live in a prestigious lake area, homes ranging $300k-millions and we’re the only Double wide M/H in the area.Been listed on the MLS for 6 wks. with only 3 showings.