It is my contention that in most circumstances you should not use a real estate agent to buy a single family home, and only in limited circumstances should you use one to sell. This strategy saved me approximately $15...
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I'm listening to a webinar from Phil Grove with a houston meetup that I couldn't attend tonight. Has anyone heard of him and what do you think? I am thinking he is a GURU.
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My position can't be unique... I have a 6-figure W2 income but really will never be able to retire on it. As a single mom, I made every financial choice based on my kids needs at the time. We have a great life and I r...
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I have to admit - I'm borrowing this from another forum, but I wanted some feedback from our members.
What is the most inspiring book you've read?? (real estate or otherwise).
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If you've been around these forums a while you may remember @Justin Goodin of Next Level Equity. He used to troll these waters for suckers very hard until I found out that his claimed experience and transaction histor...
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Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
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Bought my first deal and now its rented! I have a full time JOB, I'm a very busy single mom and now I'm a full time LandLady :) Here are the #'s:Purchase Price: $78,900Down Payment: $7890Repair Costs: $1200PITI: $585R...
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Went to the building dept in my town today, I have some electrical work that needs to be completed in order to get a clean certificate of occupancy, anyway they said that i needed a licensed electrician to do all of ...
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My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...
So a little bit about my background before I dive in: I previously have owned rental properties before (back in 2018 - 2019). Those properties we all bought in cash (no leverage) they were lower end properties that ca...