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Hi Everyone,What do you do when your contractor asks for a deposit?My partner and I have always done our own rehab. The next project we are working on we can’t do ourselves and are looking to hire a contractor.We’ve ...
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Hello! My husband and I are hungry to start investing in real estate. We have the capital for a downpayment and closing costs to go ahead invest in one, but we're wanting to invest in more than one property this year....
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Hi everyone, I was just reading through this article today,
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Hi I will withhold my name, but I wanted to start a post here with my profile to get some feedback encouragement and constructive suggestions. I am 47 years old and work in a high stress, low job security profession....
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I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...
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So If I am finding off market deals (driving for dollars), qualifying and closing the leads of which I would buy them and rehab them....what is the role of my realtor? Just contract negotiation?
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The journey of Wholesaling Real Estate can be VERY rewarding. Just like with any endeavor in life, victory does not come without a lot of heartache, sacrifice and struggles.When you’re first starting out on your Whole...
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Would you hire a Property Management company that charge a fee for vacant units. Is this common practice or should this be negotiated?
I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...