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I'm in the process of starting my first direct mail campaign for absentee owners in Chattanooga. I have made lists for each zip code in my area so I can do them zip_code-by-zip_code. I if I Let them go to a Google voi...
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Recently closed on residential with rate of 3.5%. I know investment properties run higher rates but is 5.75% a bit too high or that’s typical? This will be my first purchase of actual investment property. Thanks!
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Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:
1. Total debt has increased e...
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My last post about my start in real estate got a decent amount of traction and I'm looking to continue providing some value to those starting out.
I'm a former data scientist and my superpower on teams is underwritin...
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Most personal finance pundits will tell you that if a purchase does not produce income and depreciates, it's bad debt. They'll also tell you that you should avoid bad debt wherever possible, buying things like cars up...
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I'm looking at some data to identify the best areas to buy and hold. I'm less familiar with buying in some of these areas - so I thought I'd reach out. These zipcodes offer really high rental yields even accounting fo...
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We're putting in an offer on a duplex in Winona, MN. Our normal lender just quoted us 4.9%, with 25% down on a 30 year. I'm hoping we can beat that! All help is appreciated!
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I'm looking for a document to give to tenants which outlines what is a tenants responsibility and what is a landlords responsibility.
This week I've had tenants calling me with some pretty outrageous request...
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