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21 July 2008 | 25 replies
There are folks out there who target people like you with, at best, bad deals, and maybe out-and-out scams.
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13 February 2009 | 32 replies
If the average house in your town is 3 bdrm, 1.5 bth, 2 car gar, at $150,000 then would neigborhoods that fit that criteria be the best place to target?
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11 December 2014 | 2 replies
I believe the HOA is targeting and harassing me due to racism (because the family is a minority) and trying to find any little thing that is out of order.
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20 December 2014 | 7 replies
So basically there are some suppressed areas where prices can fall so low that that a bank will not even want to do a loan for it because the loan amount will not be enough to make it worth their while.
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11 January 2016 | 16 replies
If the vacancy rate is 5% and it takes 1 month to clean and find new renter the % is 13.8% of gross rents.My minimum target for cap rate is 8%.
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12 January 2015 | 5 replies
If you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts" to get into conversation in your target area.
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23 January 2015 | 2 replies
Becoming efficient in google maps will save you a ton of time in creating a mailing list.If you just do a general list to commercial properties, the USPS Direct Mailer program (EDDM) allows you to select the exact mail routes which would include your targeted commercial properties.
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22 August 2017 | 1 reply
FYI the list i am mailing to is targeted.
25 August 2017 | 0 replies
What has been your most successful marketing piece when targeting a specific neighborhood to purchase homes?
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8 November 2022 | 4 replies
Most people go after the income side, but when you selectively target your highest cost expenses, achieving FI becomes that much more achievable.