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What is a typical way of structuring a private loan for a flip, specifically on the repayment side? I am the borrower and want to approach some individuals I know about investing with me. I want to be ready to la...
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Starting my search for $100k or less properties that adhere to 2% rule. Here's a list of areas where I speculate could meet this criteria:Indianapolis, Cincy, Cleveland, St Louis, Tulsa, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, Pit...
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Hi everyone, Newbie to STR here. So I narrowed down my market already and am starting to go to open houses. When you go to open houses, how do you decide if it's the right house for STR (after the numbers make sense)?...
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I'm hiring a management company for my STR. Of course, I can figure out what my insurance, cable and taxes will be. But, what can I expect to spend for all of the other expenses? Consumables, utilities, repairs, yard ...
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This is just the start of my journey, both for this property and for my REI career, but I learned a lot in the long time it took me to get this property under contract. Want to share what I learned along the way in th...
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Hello everyone,My name is Mark and I graduated from Cal Poly with a bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting in June 2016. For the last year, I've been working for a regional public accounting firm...
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Probably the biggest reason I have not done Airbnb. Is that the the houses that I have that would be a good fit are large houses that would take extreme bucks to furnish in order to give a short term rental a test dri...
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I'm looking for some construction, project management experience, ability to write and maintain a plan, communicate often and electronically.
What kind of experience have you found to be most important?
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What do you do when you close a lease option deal in which you collect Lease Option consideration??? Legally do you have to hold it as if it was a deposit or can you use that to go find more investments and invest it?...