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I'm young and have never owned a property. I think I have a good idea for what investments would be successful but I'm being told from different web sites that I should get a Realtor to help me out. Should I?
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Hi there landlords,Question for you. I'm planning on starting a local listing site (local to start, and hopefully getting it to grow). I have an idea taking formation on how things will go, but I figured it would be a...
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I'm planning to use a GC when I find my first house (assuming it needs enough work to require a GC). Is there a rule of thumb for what % markup I should factor in for the GC when estimating the repairs to determine ho...
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I know many of you find your properties using yellow letters, driving for dollars, and various other strategies. Unfortunately, I work a very demanding, 6-day/week full time job, which doesn't leave me with much free ...
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looking for feedback on what people have found to be the best lead generator. the local newspaper here seems expensive and is flooded with we buy ads...thinking about the thrifty nickel or some of the smaller rogue ne...
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So I have come to the conclusion that my big problem is "Time"
Having 2 kids (an almost 3 yr old and an 8month old), commuting ~3.5 hours a day, and my wife being gone quite a bit during the summer.
And...
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Hey folks - So, I'm trying to sell one of my properties. I discovered about a year ago that the neighbor house has an easement (from 1966!) through the side-yard of the house. I recently built a deck there - and now t...
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Hi Folks, My wife and I have lived in NOLA (Uptown) for the last year and will be diving full time in to local real estate investmenting in January. I'm both new to real estate and New Orleans so we've got a lot to le...
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This is a long shot but I wanted to know if anyone could put me in touch with any bill board companies that could make use of my commercial sites in the Los Angeles area. My assumption is that bill board company co...
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Curious what rental-oriented technology people are using that they absolutely cannot live without now. This could be tenant screening, rent collection, bookkeeping, etc.