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Hi,
I am having some confusion on how to develop a working relationship with a contractor, so I am hoping someone here can help me. As I work on expanding my business, I am working with a contractor who just finished...
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1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it
2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.
I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.
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I'm looking to purchase rental property to buy & hold for positive cash flow.Unfortunately I'm located in New York City, where anything remotely close here is far out of my budget, and regardless, this is not a la...
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For manufactured homes, wind zones are specified by the MHCSS and are listed by State and County. The MHCSS lists Counties contained in Wind Zones II and III. By default, all Counties not listed as either in Zone II o...
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Hi all.. I am going to be tiling one of my rentals. Replacing carpet of course. Was at Floor & Decor today plowing through some tile. My first approach is to do porcelain 18x18 at about 1.59 Sq ft. Then I ...
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July 13, 2007
Iran demands oil pay in yen not dollars
The dollar fell against the yen this afternoon on reports Ira...
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I made an offer on a property that is considered a boarding house. It is a small row home in Philadelphia that is broken up into three rooms. The only common areas are the bathroom and the kitchen and the backyard. Th...
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I have an issue with an A/C unit we had installed last year. The compressor is already fried supposedly because the install tech didn't wire everything correctly. The service company that came out wants to set me up w...
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Hello everyone, first post here, and I have been lurking for a couple weeks just taking in as much information as possible. Now while I've been looking at info here I've been browsing online at MH to either flip or le...
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What do you think is the best way to invest in coastal Southern California?The median home price is gonna be roughly $400,000, the 2% rule is a dream think more like the .2 to .5% rule here. Do you buy small multi fa...