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10 June 2024 | 4 replies
To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!
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10 June 2024 | 27 replies
If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.
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10 June 2024 | 22 replies
I know that putting more down means a lower mortgage, no pmi, and leaves big margins to cash flow on the house.
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12 June 2024 | 47 replies
You do need to track your funds and keep financial records (quickbooks, excel, etc.)
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13 June 2024 | 29 replies
Hi Alex, I just purchase in Montgomery Alabama for my fist BRRRR give me it appears that is a good market , i've been there and rents are good compare to the price of houses.Ill keep you posted on my experience!
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11 June 2024 | 11 replies
Do you mean requests to fund deals where you are seller financing the sale of a property?
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10 June 2024 | 15 replies
That does not mean that pay stubs and tax returns are the only way to prove ATR fir example bank statement loans for the self employed is a method to verify ATR.
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12 June 2024 | 3 replies
If you decided to keep him, be sure you re-qualify him.
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11 June 2024 | 2 replies
They've told me a bunch of different companies and trusts, the answer keeps changing.
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11 June 2024 | 1 reply
I've been reading up on 203k loans as a means to acquire a main house and then fix up a garage as an ADU. 5.