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22 May 2015 | 10 replies
Zillow can be a useful tool if used properly, the main thing ti Ignore if the Zestimate, it has good comps that you can see sourced back to the public records.
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26 January 2021 | 99 replies
@Ryan VanPatten - I agree with @Jimmy - any public transportation will increase rental values.
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24 July 2015 | 6 replies
If they are publicly held, you can look at their financial statements either through their investor liasion or through the EDGAR system:https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearc...If they are not publicly held, you can ask about their financial statements, but they are unlikely to give them to you.
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21 May 2015 | 5 replies
I'd either run away from this or buy it if you can get it extremely cheap (for what the land is worth) and you're in a desirable neighborhood (good appreciation or close to schools, businesses, public transportation, etc.).
21 May 2015 | 7 replies
You can discriminate when you live at that premises, if the place is for a religious or fraternal organization and for employees if the employer owns the property, in such cases you don't have any offering to the public for a rental.
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26 May 2015 | 9 replies
......I don't know that I would post on a public forum with my real name that I was considering mortgage fraud.
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13 July 2016 | 6 replies
It's a legal principle (often called "corporate veil") and the whole point of setting up an entity in the first place.Regarding your goal of not publicly displaying your name and private phone number etc: one of the most legitimate things to do in this business (= "landlording"), as far as I'm concerned!
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24 April 2020 | 10 replies
I would consider motion sensor or timed switches in public areas and replace all bulbs with LED. leave the regular switches the way they are.
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25 May 2015 | 12 replies
You can also look thru realtor.org which is available for the public to see.
25 May 2015 | 9 replies
I downloaded his Condo Bluebook publication (kindle version) and it is super informative and easy to read.