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1 July 2024 | 5 replies
Hopefully, if a "friend" asked to borrow money from you, you'd check if he had the disposable income to pay you back.As for your accountant, that's up to you.
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2 July 2024 | 3 replies
It may sound nice to pay a 6% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no additional fees.
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30 June 2024 | 11 replies
When I do another LTR I plan to self manage and in a different area but for now my focus is STR.
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29 June 2024 | 20 replies
65% of your success is the list, not the letter.I totally disagree with Jonathan about saying you will not lowball.You will, and then you look stupid.Unless you are a realtor and can offer listing solutions, I would say you will NOT pay full retail so you don't get all the calls of worthless leads that want full retail.The only reason to do this is if you are a rookie and want practice talking to people.Easier and cheaper practice is to go to craigslist or facebook marketplace and call landlords that are renting and ask them to buy.Your letter is fine, if you find a motivated seller, they will call.
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1 July 2024 | 6 replies
Or you can pay someone, like myself, who does architectural drafting to do the drawings.
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29 June 2024 | 11 replies
I’ve recently found a part time hustle that pays the same as the full time W-2 for about half the hours and I work when it’s convenient to me.
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1 July 2024 | 21 replies
My non-paying tenant finally got evicted by the sheriff yesterday and I am looking at advice to rehab and keep or rehab and sell.
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2 July 2024 | 10 replies
@Sean LeonardLotsOf scammers in tax liensFor pennsylvania make sure to understand upset sale vs judicial sale.Don’t want to buy an upset sale thinking getting property only to have to still pay the mortgage lender
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29 June 2024 | 1 reply
I started out with a flip house and am currently focusing on long-term rentals.
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2 July 2024 | 10 replies
By the time you’re paying those inflated rates you should already have 10 golden ticket loans.