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We are nearing the end of our first year lease on a SFR and trying to decide whether or not to increase the rent for the coming year.
I've read that you typically increase ~3% annually but we are hesitant as we are ...
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Newbie here...So, I've heard on the podcast a few times that the deal is the hard part. And if you find a good deal, the money will be easy.So my question is, do I start marketing toward sellers, and work out a deal ...
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Many people don’t know that FICO is a company that provides a credit reporting software that is widely used. With so many people having major credit issues as a result of the financial crisis, the FICO credit reportin...
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Hi there,
I am currently enrolled and taking my RE license courses ( For Utah) and the decision of which brokerage to join is getting closer each day as I work through the classes.
I am curious if anyone has any a...
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I am under agreement on a property in which we will inherit a section 8 tenant. She lives in the smaller of 2 units and is interested in moving to the larger one when her lease expires because her voucher has increase...
Is anyone else getting really bad marketing results in Dallas? We spend about $5,000 per month in Direct Mail marketing to over 10,000 owner occupied and non owner occupied leads. We've been mailing for about 6 months...
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My wife and I are realty agents, and we are in our first year. Up until now, we have been employed by companies that provided W-2s. I am doing what I can to keep track of our finances and tax obligations, but we are l...
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We do some flips and wholesale's and so far have had a lot of success just posting on Facebook and in Facebook groups. We were recently approached by another investor friend who is not big on his following with Facebo...
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I am looking for fellow STR investors to chime in here. Have you ever had that little negative voice tell you what the hell are you doing? You're making a mistake, this could all crash, STR's are going to be history ...
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Hey guys, I have been learning about real estate since high school and I am currently 21 years old. I have been saving for a while now and have about $32k to put down for my first property. The problem is that I worke...