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Hey everyone, my name is Jorge Vazquez. I'm a broker in Tampa and have been navigating the real estate waters for over 20 years. Given my time in the field, I wanted to share some insights.
For me, real estate has be...
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I have a 401k from a previous employer and interested in the idea of using a portion of those funds for long term returns (buy and hold rental properties). I have two questions.1. How does a self directed IRA differ...
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Good morning investors,I'm looking to buy a property in the South FL area and need to bounce some ideas against you guys. The root need comes because I need to bring my mom closer to me and Im looking for a way to mak...
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I have a studio attached to my home that I rent to a young couple. They have been living there 4 months and the electricity bill has gone up 200%. I know it's summer, so we use more, but since they have moved in they ...
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The yellow letter no doubt increases your call quantity, but does it increase your call QUALITY ?
Invitation style envelopes, hand written fonts and colored blue will all spark interest in and get your mail opened mo...
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Hey all,Recently, I replied to a post asking folks whether they track their net worth. Personally, I do track my net worth. However, far more important to me are my financial projection models (which include projectio...
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I have a new tenant that wants to vape. My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed. Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape? Will vaping ca...
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Hey Guys, I am trying a new strategy of not using a real estate agent myself but trying to get the sellers agent to be a “transactional agent”. The thought is this would get them somewhat on my side(although not offic...