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Hello! My husband and I are looking to buy our first rental property this year in Baltimore, MD. We have an out-of-state friend with a lot of cash who wants to invest with us, but we wanted to get some fellow real est...
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Looking to see what the best recommendation for a Channel Manager/PMS for running this as a business. Here's what I got going on so farCreated my Company "Coastal Sunrises" which focuses on STR Management/co-hosting, ...
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I have a partnership question for you all. My partner and I are just starting out. We have decided to invest in the Kansas City area because he lives there and it meets our investment criteria. I live in LA. I was ini...
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I’m currently writing a business plan to start a property management company. What are some things I need to be doing to scale the business? Direct mail marketing? Email listings? Trying to buy other poorly ran manage...
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Hi, I am Toni Garca, a relatively new investor in Wilmington, Delaware. I am excited about joining this community to connect with other investors, learn some new stategies and find great deals.
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I bought my first househack last year, and I am getting ready to make an offer for the second one. My question is about how the DTI ratio is calculated when I apply for the second mortgage. My understanding is that as...
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Hey everyone,
What is your opinion on EMD? It is holding me back from proceeding because of lack of money to lock in contracts. I do try to get those 1-2% down, but what advice do you have for either avoiding EMD, or...
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As an expert, what advise or tips you will give some one who wants to begin with Commercial Real Estate (offices-industrial-multi family-retail-warehouses-hospitality..) brokerage; how should they focus on getting cli...
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Hi. I am curious how others are scaling their businesses using non traditional financing. I currently have 10 units and some equity and I know that if I want to achieve my goals I will need a strategic financing par...
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does anyone have any experience with using their current homes equity for down payment on another home? I have a lot of equity on my current home and was thinking of taking some out in the form of a HELOC as a down p...