I'm sorry Ralph, that's just not accurate for the vast majority of Vacasa's listings.

I've done multiple flips over the past couple of years with a partner and I'm looking to make some new connections and learn as much as I can from the vast well of experience I'm seeing here on BP!!

If you buy a property thats only 10-15 years old versus buying a property thats 20-30 years old, your expenses and capital expenditures will be vastly different.

Imagine comparing a tiny gecko to a giant Komodo dragon – both reptiles, but with vastly different appetites!

However, due to short seasons, and more mild winters, I'm struggling to think even 3-4 years from now that I'd pull anything more than $50K a year in rentals.Bills / property taxes are about $12,000 a year.The thing is, being single, and not really dying to work in this area (small town), I'm feeling rather stuck, as is all the equity.I'm currently not working, but very much want to move back to Chicago, a place I love, and start buying cash flowing properties.I'd suspect I would have about $900,000+ after all is done if it sold at $950K, considering the vast array of other things I've accumulated (wood splitters, machinery, tools, MCM furniture, rugs,).

Medicare is a vast manipulator of the health care system.

The more you already know how to solve the problem (like what libraries to use & how you want to store/manipulate/output the data you are processing), the more useful a tool like ChatGPT is for this.

The world of real estate is vast, and having allies can make the journey smoother and more rewarding.Once again, welcome to BiggerPockets!

I have been reading everything on BP and have read a bunch of books from the library.  

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