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26 October 2018 | 4 replies
(Goal is financial independence mainly via buy and hold rentals)Basically we purchased a "fixer upper" in early 2016 for $230K.
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26 October 2018 | 4 replies
Moved over utilities to tenants except water/gas which has just 1 meter(Looking into submetering).Tenant A is only paying $900, not $1,000 like Tenant B. so once that is adjusted, will have $200 in cashflow so $100/Door.Still fixing up property so not extremely concerned with cashflow as most of the money I get is going right back into the property in terms of improvements,
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20 September 2019 | 16 replies
Hey BP,I just finished reading Financial Freedom with Real Estate investing by @Michael Blank and looking to pick up another book multi family/apartment related.
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29 October 2018 | 20 replies
My biggest mistake in financial life goes way back to before I bought real estate.
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29 October 2018 | 5 replies
But during the remodel I started to really like the property and felt the area is improving and thought it would be a good hold.
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26 October 2018 | 4 replies
My guess is I have about a 1 in 8 poor selection rate but improving every time.
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30 October 2018 | 4 replies
.- Condo Board President of 32 unit building- Sales and Service District Manager for automotive manufacturer- DIY - home improvement enthusiast
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27 October 2018 | 6 replies
Ill also follow this up by saying that I love home improvement stores.
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26 October 2018 | 5 replies
Is it due to your improvements?
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16 August 2019 | 25 replies
We had a blast and my kids loved it too, but there wasn't much financial return besides appreciation...time to sell!