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13 March 2018 | 2 replies
Every year as an owner you will vote towards the yearly budget and this will determine your new monthly HOA fees.
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19 March 2018 | 15 replies
Spending $130+k down to finance a $650k purchase with taxes running $10k/year to cashflow $600/month doesn’t make any sense... to me.
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23 March 2018 | 38 replies
Pay down debt, budget/cut expenses, increase income, and finally save/invest.
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15 March 2018 | 10 replies
Play it safe and budget $3/gal.
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15 March 2018 | 10 replies
May be the best couple hundred bucks you ever spend.
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20 March 2018 | 8 replies
If you're looking for a buy and hold to rent out, the location would depend on your budget and type of tenants.
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18 March 2018 | 11 replies
You can get a higher return than 10-12% spending $40-50k.
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28 March 2018 | 9 replies
She ended up spending triple the amount of money she had budgeted to convert it- so I would proceed with caution.
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19 March 2018 | 87 replies
If you could live forever, then the only real consideration would be how much you have to spend and how fast you want to grow.
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28 March 2018 | 6 replies
Sometimes it gets people off their bark-a-lounger and involved but many times people spend the money only to find out they need one on one help through a couple of transactions to have the knowledge and confidence to actually be successful.