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One of my biggest fears is getting ripped off by contractors, them stealing my money, rehab cost exceeding budget . However, I realized to maximize my returns I need to consider distressed properties as an out of stat...
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If someone were deciding on changing his or her career from a lower paying job in order to get into real estate investing, what occupations in particular would be a proper pursuit? Obviously Real Estate Agent would b...
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Hi Everybody!
My name is Brad and my fiance (Alyssa), 1 year old golden retriever (Sawyer) and I just relocated to Mount Pleasant SC! Alyssa got a job offer in pharmaceutical sales that she couldn't refuse so we pac...
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You often hear tired landlords complaining of midnight calls from their tenants about leaky toilets. We’ve never experienced those calls. That’s because our tenants know that if they call after 5 p.m., they’ll get a r...
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Some of today’s most prominent thought leaders espouse the idea that fear is the only thing keeping you from success. While that may be true in many people’s lives, fear oftentimes gets an undeserved bad rap. Fear is...
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When I got started in real estate in 2014 and I was struggling with marketing I fairly quickly got really good at driving for dollars and researching properties and ultimately getting in touch with property owners and...
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One of the biggest obstacle in this field has to be the lack of professionalism and work ethics from contractors. I feel that we constantly have to baby sit them and tell them how to do their job the right way, and on...
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I hate tan paint as much as you hate white paint.
Tan and beige look cheap and dirty after a while.
Do you buy tan and beige colored cars too?
Have you noticed how PC makers no longer make the beige computers you s...
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I’ve heard most investors say they wouldn’t pay any money upfront but then most contractors I’ve heard say they wouldn’t start work without a deposit. How do you come to an agreement where both sides feel comfortable...
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Recently I started using Your Porter to automate a lot of the process with my rentals. I have everything working and automated a lot of stuff and have been using it for about 3 weeks. The main thing I wanted to use ...