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Hi everyone! I'm starting off in the real estate world after a long time stock market investing and w-2 work. Still doing the W-2 so I can keep steady income. I'm hoping to find and close on my first deal before the e...
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Awhile ago @Brandon Turner mentioned he put together a nice and concise packet to give to banks when he was looking for financing. To be honest, I dismissed the need for this for my company as I wasn't a "big fish". F...
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The U.S. rental vacancy rate edged slightly higher to 7.1 percent in 2018 Q3, but this is still below the 7.5 percent vacancy rate in 2017 Q3. The U.S. rental vacancy rate averaged 9.6 percent from 2000 Q1 through 201...
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Hi guys,
I have a direct mail marketing campaign underway but I keep going back and forth on which type of envelope to use. I have used a standard #10 and also and double window #9. The double window is convenient bu...
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Howdy all! First post here, which I tried to avoid by searching through the forums, but failed to find another post that answered my inquiry (though I will continue searching!).I've uploaded a County file of tax deli...
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Does anyone here have experience buying properties with buried, out of use oil tanks? I'm looking to purchase my first home to run as a househack and I am seeing a lot of properties in the western North Carolina area ...
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Ok- wifey and I are going to take a month or 2 this summer and see the east or midwest. This is your chance to BRAG on your area. I know the WEST real well, but first time living in the east. I've seen the NY-Wash DC ...
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Does anyone have any work sheets for analyzing commercial properties?
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I need a little help building a quick and easy macro, and im having a tough time (im no programmer). Basically it works like this:
Sheet 1 is a list of 10,000 property addresses and other info.
Sheet 2 is a template ...
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I have my first meeting next week with a real estate attorney to discuss venturing into wholesaling. Naturally I will be asking lots of questions, but want input from you guys in case I am missing something. What do I...