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Hey everyone! Just wanted to make a post to see if I could offer any guidance to anyone just starting out in this industry. I have not been very active on this site but want to start. I am very active in different fac...
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This past weekend my friend invited me as his guest to the Yancey Events, Real Estate Workshop. He paid a couple of thousand dollars to attend and a free guest was able to join so he was generous enough to call me...
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I am considering buying my first rental property in the Gatlinburg area.
I am hoping to get a property management company to stay hands off so I can continue working full time and hopefully be able to purchase a sec...
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The 2% rule TEST is a quick screening tool for rentals. It says:"The monthly rent should be about 2% of the purchase price for a rental to be a good cash flowing rental"I really don't know when People here started us...
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So If I am finding off market deals (driving for dollars), qualifying and closing the leads of which I would buy them and rehab them....what is the role of my realtor? Just contract negotiation?
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I posed this question on a recent forum post and got this response:To address your question we have to pause on the idea that you implied of "perfectly good". Is perfectly good the simple notion of payment history? ...
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Can anyone recommend a good software or a good company they use?Basically I have 3 properties now and expanding out. I'm looking for something that connects with AirBnB, VRBO, Booking, Flip Key as well as my own site....
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“If its on the MLS its already a bad deal”Ive heard this a few times already. I dont expect great deals to jump off the page at me but am i really missing out by relying on the MLS to find a good deal?
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Hello, as a beginner I am learning how to count all costs for repairs but I can’t find any good estimators or contractors who could help me to find out estimate to fix one big house. I am interesting to buy 5 bedroom ...