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As an investor, what are the most important aspects you look for in a contractor? What makes them stand out among the dozens of others doing the same trade?
When you have a contractor you use regularly, what w...
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I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...
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I am about a week from closing on my first rental property, a 4 plex apartment with 1 vacant apartment and 3 apartments rented on a month by month lease. The current owner inherited the 4 plex from his dad after he pa...
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I'm looking at houses in Las Vegas that unless you pay cash, don't cash flow at all, and in most cases are a loss. So how are people making money with rentals in Vegas on 20-25% down financed properties? Appreciation ...
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Hello, I have been following and searching threads on the Smokey Mountains. I am going to have some funds available soon, and am very interested in this area. I am just looking to get an update on expected gross incom...
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Ok I am just going on a rant tonight. I get an email from a guy trying to sell me a house I have already looked at and know who is selling it. The price has dropped but I explain to him that I know who is selling it a...
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Bill Gulley posted in another thread that he'd rather have "5 150K properties than 20 32K properties, all things considered. Generally, less maintenance, less management efforts, fewer collection problems, less vacanc...
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