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Hello everyone, as I start my real estate journey I really hope on connecting and partnering with the right lenders. I would appreciate any advice on the vetting processes you used to help find the right person to sta...
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I'm still tracking to forecast how the IoT will benefit landlords. Some newer thinking suggests a world of interconnected sensors will transition us away from viewing of our rentals as products and more towards housin...
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New investor here, have never owned real estate before. I live in Austin, TX. Has anyone invested here in the past four months? I've been looking for deals for over a month now and cannot find anything. I did not thin...
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What does everybody think about the current market status for house flipping in Durham, NC? Median sales price in Durham county hovered right around 400k in March, which is close to 12k over the median sales price for...
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Hi I'm (very slowly) coming to the end of the refurbishment on my first STR and wanted to install a keyless entry system. There are a lot of different types out there so I wanted some advice. Can anyone recommend a sp...
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I'm trying to close a deal, but I can't get enough financing because half the apartments are vacant. This property is a great deal; should I try to find a partner to buy it all cash? Or should I find a hard money lend...
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Let's say I house hack by putting 3.5% down through an FHA loan. I live in the house for one year either for free or with reduced living expenses. Then what? Do I have to sell the house before I get another one? Can I...
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Hello all,
I fully renovated a property in Decatur, GA but it has been sitting in the market for a while and I'd much rather keep it for a few years and watch it appreciate further than take a loss as it is a great p...
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I'm getting ready to have my 3 bedroom / 2 bath upper-scale house painted. This house was newly built in 2010 and needs freshening up. My painter is telling me that he recommends Sherwin Williams Cashmere Flat Enamel ...
Assuming that everyone here is an investor or an investor to be...
How many folks are from the technology field? Programmers, hardware engineers, sales & marketing for a computer company, etc?
When I was working...