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I am in the process of purchasing my first vacation rental. Closing near the end of this month and I am trying to get all my ducks in a row. The property was previously on a managed rental program and when I take o...
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Hey folks!We just released another awesome free tool (for everyone - Pro, Plus, and Free members!) to help you stay more organized as you build your real estate portfolio. It's called the Portfolio Tracker and we'd l...
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I’m looking into listing a flip as FSBO with a flat rate MLS listing service in the Pittsburgh area. I will be offering a 2% buyers agent commission to be fair. Does anyone have any experience with this? Can you give ...
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I’ve been cold calling for years and it was a main piece of my company’s marketing plan. We usually saw a contact rate of 10-12% using the Mojo dialer and it produced a deal every month or so, sometimes multiple deals...
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Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.
I renew...
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On another thread there has been some discussion on buying silver. Since I have been wanting to buy but am unsure I thought I would start a different thread for that. Here is my question. I go online to a site like...
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Disclosure: I represent Affinity Loss Prevention Services, the chosen loss prevention partner of NREIG/AGMThis question and a few items came up in another thread and warranted further discussion.@Gautam Venkatesan @Da...
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I've read a lot about having a three legged stool approach as a way to preserve and grow wealth involving a hedge fordeflation (depression, falling prices)inflation (status quo, slowly rising prices)uncertaintyIt woul...
As a FL Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Investor and Landlord, my advice to investors who are opening new LLCs, is to consider include the word RENTAL(s) in the name of your LLC.Examples:Smith Rental Properties, LLCSunsh...