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10 February 2020 | 42 replies
Building true wealth is not how many doors you have mortgages to the hilt but how much equity you have.
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22 February 2020 | 9 replies
Thanks for the encouragement, especially true what you said about the experience from the first deal being worth more than the deal.As for what I am looking for, it's single residential, tho I'm not opposed to small multis.
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7 February 2020 | 11 replies
If it’s a true foreclosure, a bank sale, they may not allow an inspection.
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6 February 2020 | 3 replies
Talk with other local investors and property managers to get a true sense of what the vacancy rate is
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6 February 2020 | 9 replies
This doesn't exactly hold true for commercial properties, since you can force appreciation.
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6 February 2020 | 16 replies
I'm okay with that also.....Be careful on your assessment of "market rate"... be sure you are comparing true apples to apples.
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5 February 2020 | 1 reply
Is that true, and if it is how is everyone going around it?
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6 February 2020 | 9 replies
But is it true when he said I cannot deduct this month rent from his deposit, because when I set up a meeting with him at the end of last month - means I agree him to move-out without paying penalties?
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8 February 2020 | 26 replies
I wrote a BP blog discussing all the true costs of a flip and how to build your own calculator, but I don't think I'm allowed to post here (it would be viewed as self-promotion).