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Hi everyone,
My name is Jim Tarbox, I am new to investing, my girlfriend / business partner and I are forming our company in the Concord NC area just north of Charlotte. We are planning to start out doing res...
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Hey I been thinking about trying auction.com out for the 4th quarter and 1st of 2025. Have any of you used that platform for real estate investing before? If so how was your experience? Any recommendations
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Hello investors of Charlotte, NC! I'm new to real estate investing and I would love to ask questions to investors who have experience in house hacking. I love the idea of house hacking and would love to give it a shot...
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Do you change locks or have them rekeyed every time a tenant moves out?
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So I like to be ready at all times and since I manage all 6 of my properties, I like to have my keys for every house with me. How do you guys organize your keys? I personally don't want to leave a set in my car at all...
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Welp... Just got some terrible news. At around 12:00 noon our flip here in Atlanta got broken into. They stole all the tools we had inside the property - but thankfully they didn't steal our appliances. We have a simp...
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Wondering if any of you out there have some sort of "formula" you use to estimate repairs/maintenance and vacancy reserve costs when evaluating a new property?
I have been sort of guessing on mine so far and doing 5% ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $430,000
Cash invested: $52,000
5 bed, 2 bath Single Family home, 2400 sq ft. This home was very unique in that it...
Laura Sides had zero real estate investing experience not too long ago. But, within just six weeks, she made $100,000 on her first real estate deal. How is that even possible? That type of profit is usually reserved f...
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My goal is cash flow and earn $100k per year from rent. Assuming $200 per door after setting aside all expenses conservatively. I'm actually trying to look ahead and plan how much I can save for new deals over time. M...