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7 February 2025 | 2 replies
My boyfriend and I are closing on our first property soon which is a duplex where we will be living in one side and renting out the other. I am stumped as to if it is worth it to get a business bank account or just op...
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11 February 2025 | 0 replies
It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlierNow whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Social Media Presence (Regular Posts/Videos and Engaging with your audience)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, Backlinks)Now if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.Or if you want to use WordPress and get someone setup the website and do regular content updates for you, then It can take 3-6 months to start seeing visible growth in organic traffic if all the things mentioned above are taken care of.
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15 February 2025 | 7 replies
if its an investmenet property - there are not many ( if any) lenders doing regular or DSCR loans on rental MH homes
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5 February 2025 | 18 replies
I plan to manage the properties myself until it conflicts with my regular job.I would appreciate any advice on these markets to ensure success and connect with local investors.
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12 February 2025 | 27 replies
A rent heavy market, with a shortage, I am receiving regular requests for rentals in these markets.
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11 February 2025 | 3 replies
It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.As @Todd Heitner mentioned, SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlier:Now whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, BacklinksNow if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.
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13 February 2025 | 1 reply
I can't house hack because of the family situation so I can't be approved for regular loans that require you to make the property your primary residence.
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9 February 2025 | 2 replies
Also, if you sell homes regularly each year, whether it's a few or more and you can show the bank that that is your business model and if you can show the bank consistency in that model, they can use your capital gains as regular income which can greatly help you qualify for a loan.4.
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12 February 2025 | 2 replies
I am looking to get a job doing this, but I am not sure what commission percentage I should ask for or if there is a regular commissions plan out there that everyone pays lead generators.Thank you for any information you can give me.Allan Guerra
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10 February 2025 | 9 replies
They have to be tweaked on a regular bases and most of the time it is due to it throwing out some crazy high ridiculous prices for some dates.