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12 April 2024 | 13 replies
If you are laser focused on specific properties, door knock the owners if they are local.
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9 April 2024 | 26 replies
I also make sure the broker, if one is part of the transaction is copied and make it known in the email that defects exist and spell them out in a neat and organized fashion.
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10 April 2024 | 7 replies
Additionally, your local FB groups and REIA's will have them.
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8 April 2024 | 2 replies
Go to some local banks and speak to some loan reps.
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10 April 2024 | 14 replies
Some clients of mine have used a local company called REZIO who will do the drawings and facilitate the permitting for you.
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11 April 2024 | 7 replies
This could be contingent on the market you are in so you may want to source locals in your area and how they handle.
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10 April 2024 | 13 replies
I also get them in our local neighborhood facebook groups.
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10 April 2024 | 13 replies
If you're also looking at Ohio, I invest locally in Columbus and Cleveland.
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11 April 2024 | 14 replies
I would recommend networking with some local investors in Texas who could give you unbiased feedback (not someone trying to sell you anything) and 3 to 5 property managers.
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11 April 2024 | 20 replies
I am in Charlotte, NC hoping to invest locally.