hey all. I bought my home 5 years ago near the bottom of the market for 97k. Now after a little work and a booming market its worth about 230kk.I'm planning on a refi in September to pull about 120k out (staying below...
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Good Day Everyone!I have been in the IT field for a little over 10 years with over 5 years of Project Management experience. I recently acquired my PMP and was curious as to how I may be of value to a company and/or p...
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In the process of buying a 12 unit apartment building and will be my first time hiring a property manager. They say their standard rates are 10% of income, 1/2 of first month’s rent for all new tenants, and they charg...
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Hi, We're working on a fix and flip and are deciding between two GE kitchen appliance sets (Café vs. Profile). Please chime in on your opinion between the two sets. (If some experienced Realtors, flippers used/listed/...
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Does anyone have experience using the in stock cabinets from Lowe's? The brand name is Diamond. I have and allowance from my contractor but he is insisting that I get these cabinets from Lowe's.
Our initial intent wa...
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Greetings,
Here is an update on the current National Commercial Retail Real Estate Market in The United States of America:
Retail transaction volume fell to about $50 billion in 2023. When pitted against the decad...
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So, I am trolling around for property #4. Being that this will be my fourth mortgage (and final mortgage before the guidelines change), I would like it to be an investment property because the guideline restrictions w...
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Hey Guys, I usually never start discussions only respond to current ones, but this is the first in a long time. Why? I am looking to start getting into buy and holds and am looking to purchase a 7 unit in Garfield, NJ...
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I am looking for suggestions on towels and linens. I've seen some recommendations in the past year but I can't find the posts using the search feature.
This is a vacation home in the mountains of Wyoming, near Yellow...
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I'd like this thread to be a place where we can bring our collective brain power together to try and determine some of the better markets for a long term buy and hold rental strategy. This can be MFH or SFR and it com...