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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Also, magistrates don't even have to be lawyers to get the job!
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26 December 2024 | 3 replies
There simply isn't enough margin in this business to layer on a national company, without charging you an arm and a leg and/or doing a substandard job.
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28 December 2024 | 8 replies
Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.
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1 January 2025 | 3 replies
Its got to be better than sitting at a job.
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10 February 2025 | 71 replies
Then you have all the TV shows that glamorize flipping etc.. so its no wonder there is so much interest in real estate right now.Then you have the I quit my day job to be a full time investor..
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
This is why it's so important for owners to do a better job of screening PMCs than screening tenants!
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25 December 2024 | 2 replies
I am not sure what type of real estate investing you're considering, but it sounds like, with your family and busy job, you won't have a lot of time to be hands-on or personally involved.
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3 January 2025 | 18 replies
I think I can do a good enough job of listing it.
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26 December 2024 | 15 replies
Hi Paola,If you are looking to buy another primary, looking to put the property into a LLC, may be changes in your income/job, looking for faster/smoother closing, DSCR could make more sense.
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8 January 2025 | 29 replies
It is unlikely that one person will be able to do a good job in every aspect.