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4 October 2024 | 3 replies
You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.
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3 October 2024 | 2 replies
I'm happy to share insights, strategies, and lessons learned from this project and others like it.Drop your questions below!
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27 September 2024 | 3 replies
I run my own small pressure washing/handyman business on the side while I was working full time over the summer doing plumbing and electrical.
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23 September 2024 | 4 replies
Typically if you are the owner, you can draft your own agreements or make changes to promulgated ones.
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3 October 2024 | 7 replies
Hey James, congrats on getting your first deal done.
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3 October 2024 | 4 replies
As a person who is new to Real Estate and Real Estate investing, is it best to save up cash or do a cash out refi on your personal home to purchase a 2nd home (1st rental)?
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28 September 2024 | 12 replies
Then you can run your numbers, check insurance, cap ex, special assessments, and get inspections.
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28 September 2024 | 5 replies
I’ve been investing in Albuquerque for 8 years and own many properties there. let me know if you want to connect.
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22 September 2024 | 7 replies
He earned quick money as a wholesaler, and I have a house to keep)Rehab cost: $20k (vinyl floor, interior paint, new dual pane windows, new toilets and bathroom vanities, lights, new landscape, new AC condenser, all done by handyman, spent some extra money for minor plumbing and electric jobs, hydro jet sewer lines, clean up attic (had mice), added some insulationTime spent: 3 weeks (two handymen for the first two weeks, one for the last week)Value after repair: probably around $440kJobs still need to be done later: some dryrots, roof work (it's tile roof, roof doctor quoted me $9k, handyman said probably $5k, home inspector said $15k you can get a new shingle roof.
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4 October 2024 | 2 replies
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