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27 August 2019 | 26 replies
I like Behr Silver City (which is a bit darker but very neutral, no weird undertones in different lights) or Silver Drop.
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20 August 2019 | 1 reply
I recently purchased a top/bottom duplex that originally was a single family home, about 1k sq ft per unit, it's located in Ohio.
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13 January 2020 | 35 replies
@Bob Smith if you spend $650k on a nicer house with a pool in Scottsdale and gross $100k, you are going to bring very little to the bottom line after property management, mortgage, str insurance, landscaping and pool service, upkeep and maintenance on a nicer home with a pool and grounds, capex, furnishing replacement, etc.
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28 August 2019 | 4 replies
Links to all of BP's official social media profiles are at the bottom right corner of the webiste.
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22 August 2019 | 9 replies
They will not lend to 100% so yes 25% equity at the top of the stack, 20% mezz debt in the middle, senior debt 55%at the bottom.
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21 August 2019 | 1 reply
I wouldn't ever go bottom-market, since you're talking about cheap properties.
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3 September 2019 | 6 replies
However, he will be the exception; 99% of the people paying for a mentoring system will no longer be active in real estate investment within 5 years and most will have earned limited return on there investment.I guess the bottom line is that there are few shortcuts, and those that exist don’t cut the time or money commitment significantly.
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23 August 2019 | 6 replies
I've gotten tired of of typing the same thing over and over, so I wrote about my SEC 8 realities in a blog that you can find by clicking on my profile, then looking at the bottom right.
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2 September 2019 | 6 replies
Originally posted by @Sean OToole:@Michael Pilolla Bottom line, if you value your time at all, you'll end up using a paid service.
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21 August 2019 | 0 replies
Bottom line up front:I'm starting out and wearing 90% of the 'hats" in my company and I know I need to narrow down my strengths and weaknesses.