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11 April 2024 | 4 replies
I live on 5 acres and have plenty of space to build this rental.
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11 April 2024 | 8 replies
No living room sounds like a deal breaker, would at the very least depress the rent you could otherwise get for it.
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11 April 2024 | 3 replies
We live in San Diego and have been saving up to invest in our first property.
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11 April 2024 | 10 replies
If you do this with a duplex for example, you are looking more at something like living in one of the units while renting the other side out for $1200-$1500 a month.
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11 April 2024 | 1 reply
Currently living in it, but will be STR in 1-2 years.
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11 April 2024 | 2 replies
Hi everyone, my name is Ernesto Martinez and I live in Oklahoma City.
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12 April 2024 | 6 replies
And then I still wouldn't buy because if insurance keeps going up and up, it will be unsellable and tenants don't want to live in a flood zone unless they are on the upper floors.
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11 April 2024 | 31 replies
I live in Miami so starting to invest in properties that are local will not be the best move.
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11 April 2024 | 2 replies
I do live in a lower-income area that is now up and coming (more job opportunities, more infrastructure being built, local amusement parks, close to city, etc).