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21 May 2024 | 12 replies
This tenant has been a pain in the *** and high maintenance from the get go, but we are stuck with them.
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19 May 2024 | 21 replies
Things are taking a long time to rent and also quality of tenants arent great.
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20 May 2024 | 3 replies
They will help you identify areas and properties that are trending favorably and have relationships with contractors to help you and your investors maintain and fix their properties.
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22 May 2024 | 6 replies
Hello Galen, I would highly suggest not trying to get super creative here and just form your own LLC, buy the property and put it in there, and write this one off as a win!
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21 May 2024 | 7 replies
@Nick BednarczykI think people also need to understand that fed rates are not directly correlated to mortgage ratesMortgage rates are more in line with the 10 year treasury which could remain high if we continue to spend money like a drunken sailor
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21 May 2024 | 6 replies
There is both great cash flow and appreciation markets within ChicagoNow with all that said Chicago FOR SURE has it's challenges, but I have found personally that if I lean on #1, my network, that a lot of those high risks go away or can at least be mitigated.
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21 May 2024 | 2 replies
Check out this on their site, if you think 50th percentile pricing is too high, you may want to try pricing at 25% and see how that looks.
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20 May 2024 | 10 replies
It is certainly more challenging to investing actively when you don't live in the market but if you have an investor friendly agent that has experience and connections to contractors, property management etc then it helps reduce that risk.
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21 May 2024 | 5 replies
I highly recommend that even if you combine lists, you still have a way to know where each contact came from originally for more effective marketing and targeted messaging.
21 May 2024 | 10 replies
Their sky-high value will begin to decline at some point.End of year I am grossing $25k each unit, and netting $11k on the paid off unit after taxes, insurance, HOA fees and modest repairs.