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I am considering 3 options to finance my first deal below. I would appreciate any and all ideas/feedback from this excellent forum. Thank you.First some specifics on the deal: This is my first deal. Long on resear...
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We either have our people (my wife & sister-in-law), who are equal owners in the company do the cleaning, or we hire it out.
Our people only do the work on evictions and new apartments.
Incidentally, our cleaning...
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I am about 50% done with my study course for the Michigan General Contractor's exam. The main reason I want to get licensed is so I can pull permits on my own, and do most of the work on my rentals/fix-n-flips.
My q...
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Hey all,
Can you all please recommend some really good courses and workshops for investing in apartments / muti-family?
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Hi, can someone provide information on bank statement loans- process, rate, cost.... just to have an idea... someone who has purchased with this type of financing.
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After 16 years of being in business its safe to say that going cheap isn’t always a smart move. Theres a difference between looking high and low for the most rock bottom prices from contractors that God him self could...
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Hello all!Due to a bad experience I am finally decided to install cameras, but want to keep them simple. Here's what I ideally need for each property:- Two or max 3 cameras mainly to cover the entrance and the parking...
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There are lots of different courses out there that purport to teach you how to wholesale. Now, I don't want to be a wholesaler. I want to build my own portfolio by means of buying, rehabbing, refinancing, etc. I've...
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How to find quality contractors and maintenance workers?I currently have 1 flip and two tenant turnovers going and am having hard time finding anyone.I'm located in St. Louis metro area.Any recommendations - [Added by...
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I get a lot of newbies asking me what are the key ingredients in being successful in the real estate industry. Some think it's a better way to make money but don't realize the amount of time it takes to learn from mis...