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I'm kind of thinking out loud on this post, and have shared it with some people in real life, but none with real estate experience.
My duplex was supposed to close on the 9th, but as of this morning, is still...
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My friends,
587 days
Or 1 year, 7 months, 10 days
Or 19 months, 10 days
Or 83 weeks and 6 days
Or 845,280 minutes
50,716,800 seconds.... but who's counting? ; )
Honestly, it's been a blur! When I sat down to ...
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I've been a home inspector for 14 years, and I'm just now getting into flipping houses. I'm a total neophyte, for now. But I'm curious about something. If flipping houses is so good and such a lucrative business, ...
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Just got my first deal. Now we are ready to renovate. Is it customary to pay contractors anything up front? Most bids came in asking for 50% up front and 50% upon completion.
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I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with. I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area. Both were conventional loans with 25% ...
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Once of my favorite entrepreneurs would have to be the one and only Grant Cardone. So naturally I listen to his podcast and follow a lot of his material. One number that he continuously brings up is $100,000 and once ...
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