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10 September 2018 | 34 replies
I dont have a construction background so the turnkeys have been perfect for my strategy.I’ve partnered with the TK company owner this year on an AirBNB and hope to use this knowledge to start an AirBnB on my personal house in a couple years.Hope that helps...Hank
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28 July 2018 | 7 replies
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve grown an interest in real estate investing and I’ll love to gain knowledge on the subject.
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26 July 2018 | 1 reply
The first couple of deals, we did a 60/40 split, with him getting 60% of the profit, because he was taking all the risk, and we didn't have a track record together.
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6 August 2018 | 5 replies
We get together on the last Thursday of every month to network and talk real estate over a couple of drinks.
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17 August 2018 | 30 replies
But let's say it was on the up and up, there could be a couple different things here: a) your inspector's opinion is just that--an opinion--and is on the picky side.
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26 July 2018 | 1 reply
I've made some not-much-over-asking-price offers on a couple "multiple offers received, highest and best due by ___" properties but never won any.
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30 July 2018 | 8 replies
So I decided to get off the bench a couple months back and purchased my first property!
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8 August 2018 | 63 replies
But what if market crashes, you lose few renters and because of that couple of your rentals are sitting empty...you lose your job, and have no money to pay mortgage for those rentals and to pay for your own mortgage?
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15 August 2018 | 11 replies
Hello, my name is David Adams I'm married and have a house in Boise, Idaho but I work as a contractor for the State Department, and currently working on the Embassy in Kabul Afganistan.
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30 July 2018 | 6 replies
So if you find someone who is trustworthy and can make the process simple maybe that's worth a couple of bucks somewhere.