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I booked a rental at a Northern Michigan lake house recently, and now that I'm an expert, I naturally had much to critique. This was a 5 bed, 3 bath house right on the water, and more of a house-hacking STR vs. a prof...
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While there are plenty of success stories, everyone likes to hear about the struggles especially when its not them. Here is my tale
It begins pleasantly enough August 3rd. My husband's aunt had...
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Hi,I am just looking for advice as we are desperate on where to turn. A contractor we hired with a contract took out roughly an extra $40 K over budget(the bank let him have it). We tried to get him to work for months...
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Last year I was in Miami on holiday and thought I might try my hand at real estate.
I'm Australian and I heard other people from Australia and Canada doing well in US property.
I bought a duplex in N...
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Just curious as to if anyone has ever quit their job to go into real estate investing full time, and doing so too soon.I work 60+ hours week right now and make good money. I'm very knowledgable (at least I think) on t...
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Now that I have your attention, I'm open for suggestions as to how we avoid the inevitable.
I've been reading and studying up on the financial problems that keep growing here in the U.S. Here is an article that has s...
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I just listed an apartment on Friday. It's in a "D" neighborhood. It's my first turnover in over 3 years (39 months) in these buildings (2 side-by-side quads). I had **13** solid, completed applications (not just vag...
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