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Hi all,I am a former college athlete who worked hard to live frugally and save as much money as possible during my playing years from my scholarship checks.I’m looking to buy an investment property in the Frisco area ...
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Hello community. I am a circus acrobat seeking a realistic path to retirement through real estate because who wants to wear spandex to work forever? Not me. Does it surprise you that a career in circus is not all t...
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Good afternoon all, I'm working on building up my lead sources for homes to purchase in Western Massachusetts, and I'm struggling with finding the details for Courthouse auctions in the area. Is there a standardized w...
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Does anyone have a good "operating procedures" for new tenants? Like a standard 1 page list of do's and don'ts, contact info, payment procedures, late fee info, etc. This would be a quick "read" that is beyond the re...
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So I've been quiet, there is a reason. I've been through 1.5 contractors. The first imploded and his people were horribly slow and incompetent. The next one, the .5, sort of didn't want to deal with the mess the first...
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So although we've been doing real estate for a long time, we've never really done any seller financing till now. We have an apartment complex consisting of 15 units owned FREE and CLEAR. NOI is around $30k and the s...
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For those who self manage, I wanted to share a great bank I've been using called Baselane. Baselane is a bank that also has property management software and book keeping capabilities. As a manager of over 20 units, it...
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Hi Folks,
I am getting all my ducks lined up for starting my first flip. I have about 30k saved for my first project and I plan to utilize a hard money lender for purchasing the home. I don't feel 30k may potentially...
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I may be entering into a seller financing situation where the sellers offered us a portfolio of properties double the size we were initially planning on and offering to finance the down payment that we do not have....
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TLDR: $750k house in best part of town on a $140k single person salary, with a $2500 mother-in-law suit and 2 extra airbnb rooms. Am I stretching myself too thin?We currently have $100k equity in an up and coming par...