9 January 2014 | 8 replies
I would definitely hire a licensed property inspector-off angies list hopefully.
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13 January 2014 | 22 replies
Not saying get a license, but I'd say a license in Texas would make life easier, you could have done that $5,000 ago.5.
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20 February 2014 | 38 replies
My friend's father, also a real estate investor specializing in multi-family properties, has numerous LLCs established (her guesstimate was about 18 LLCs) for tax purposes.
13 January 2014 | 7 replies
At some point, it make sense for you to consider getting your agent's license ($1,200 up front and $100/mth), to have full MLS access and ability to inspect properties, control deals, bid low on HUD properties, and earn an occasional commission.
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21 January 2014 | 15 replies
And paying yourself (fair market) rent for a period of time (I believe) could establish this for another investor, or the bank.
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28 May 2018 | 20 replies
After completing my first deal I enrolled at the local technical college so I can begin the process of acquiring my real estate license.
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14 January 2014 | 4 replies
First , they should be an electrician (licensed) Second ,replacing with the same size and shape shouldnt take more than 20 minutes each .
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14 January 2014 | 2 replies
I did some research and found out that I should do a heat map too establish which zip codes in my area have the highest amount of cash transactions.
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15 January 2014 | 15 replies
In my business, a few people will license our marketing program, pay for it a few months and then quit, and they never did any of the marketing!
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22 May 2015 | 7 replies
Hi Steve,I joined over a year ago, got my real estate license, and then after listening to too many podcasts, my excitement just overflowed, and I decided to purchase a property on Wall Street in Waterbury.