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Hello I'm in Kansas City and I'm about to buy my first house to get started and hopefully successful in investing. My goal is to buy a 3 or four bedroom house, live in one of the rooms and rent the rest out through be...
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I live in a very expensive town , Ojai in a very expensive part of the country,California. I have been looking to buy a house with a converted garage to live in while I rent out the house.The place I work and have fri...
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LLC in Colorado where I live or MO where the properties are located.
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Hi BP
Location, location, location .. ....How important is this to a long term buy and hold investor?
The market I invest in is a small one. I currently have 5 sfr. I'd say 1 is in an "a" neighborhood....
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When it comes to finding lucrative locations, what "checklists" are some of you using? Schools? crime? What top 3 or 5 things do you look for that you typically don't waver from when doing your due diligence?
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People love to talk about LOCATION, but no one loves to talk about QUANTIFYING their location criteria. Sure we want to see:- Increasing jobs / economic growth - Population growth - Low crime rates, or decreasing crim...
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Am looking at a deal with a very motivated seller.House is in decent shape and I believe I could get the property at a great price.The concern I have is the location.It's not the best in terms of traffic and some ...
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I live in the central Florida area. Does any one know of a good resources for locating investment properties? We are just getting started so any other suggestions you can give would be appreciated.