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13 February 2025 | 4 replies
The truth is, most new, aspiring investors don’t fail because of a lack of information—they fail because they don’t take action.
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4 February 2025 | 13 replies
Not worth it to me.In my area if the pool has a powered safety cover that can hold body weight, then a barrier fence is not required.
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4 February 2025 | 10 replies
I'm terrified of doing all this research, finding a "dream" property, only for it to fail and negative cash flow.
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
If they’ve been around forever but only manage 50 doors, that’s a sign they aren’t growing for a reason.Good PMs are worth their weight in gold, but a bad one will wreck your investment.
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6 February 2025 | 3 replies
Got a question for the Jersey City hosts - I bought a single-family home recently and plan to rent out some rooms. The rooms to rent are ready and overall the house is in good condition.
However, due to a leak that...
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8 February 2025 | 1 reply
I'd recommend looking at costs. your build cost is going to be well over other homes because of the fixed costs like slab, Hvac, roof, etc. check the market drivers and weight the benefits of short term versus long term. long term is no furniture and help pays mortgage but at this size it doesn't really cover everything. we didn't find a lot of economies of scale in single family detached. can you build more than one unit?
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8 February 2025 | 4 replies
It's like asking whether you can lose weight if you don't exercise.
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23 January 2025 | 165 replies
Plus I can see folks stealing those things or trying to break into them although when they are full up with ammo they would weight a ton :)
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13 February 2025 | 1 reply
Hi Robel-Thank you for sharing you have been experiencing self-doubt and its is making you feel like you will fail in your real estate investing.I appreciate your honesty and making yourself vulnerable with the question.
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12 February 2025 | 12 replies
If it’s dead weight, it goes."