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Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
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Do people still buy property in California for any reason other than the weather? Seems like everything else about California sucks. High taxes. Soft on crime. People just stealing whatever and whenever they want. Hom...
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So, I'm not looking to get rich, or anything crazy, I just want to make a comfortable living, make passive income off of real state rental properties, I know it will take a long time and patience. I'm not looking to ...
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Today we entered into a contract to buy a 3 bed 2 bath House in Kansas City Mo for $145k. The house will rent for $1500 to $1700 per month.I’m teaching my daughter how to create a monthly budget and will set up a sepa...
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When you decided to get into REI what was your why (your drive) to get into the business and succeed? Personally, my why is to past my knowledge on to others, specifically, those less fortunate and unsure of where the...
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Looking to purchase my first property for STR and looking at an existing STR business.The seller is asking for 100k on top of the asking price for basically the right to continue using the property as a STR as well as...
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I am starting to invest in Class C neighborhoods for the first time. (Previously stayed in Class B and above)What are some recommendations for screening tenants and rent collection?(Bigger deposit? Background Checks?)...
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Hey guys I have been listening to a lot of podcasts and many of them talk about frugality and saving money or being cheap. I was always raised to believe that being cheap is expensive, sure you may save money right no...