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Loan Depot is by far the most incompetent lender I have ever dealt with. I started a refinance on Sept 9, 2019 with an appraisal that had been completed on July 2, 2019. The staff said we could use the appraisal bec...
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I just purchased my first rental property and my first home as well witch means I am hoes hacking a duplex any ways its been 2 weeks since my agents company has been advertising the unit and we haven't gotten any seri...
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Houston Real Estate Highlights in August
- Single-family home sales rose 3.9 percent year-over-year, with 8,679 units sold – the second biggest one-month sales volume of all time;- On a year-to-date basis, single-fam...
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I am just wondering how close all of you get to what AIRDNA says is the average daily rate for your STR vs what you actually charge? I am seeing anywhere from 150-300night in my area for the same 3/3 Airbnb place. I...
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Hi All - Does anyone have a sample rent raise notification letter that they can send me? or just paste in the response window? I appreciate the help.
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The April 2024 market report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows that the median home price in the City of Austin rose by 6% to $593,500 over the past 12 months. The greater metro area’s median home price ...
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Hello world!This week OpenAI announced the launch of its custom GPT functionality. I started one to help STR hosts (free to use):ChatGPT - STR Property Optimizer (openai.com)The focus is on discount pricing strategie...
How realistic is it to aim for 500k a year doing wholesaling?
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Hey BP!I don't want to go speculating of a recession happening (if, when, how etc), but the question of what kind of rentals are better for hard times came to my mind while I was looking at different types of deals ar...
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Hello all, I am new to the STR world. My business partner runs a successful Airbnb management company in Canada and we are wanting to expand that in Florida. Does anyone have any insight on markets in Florida that are...