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Hi, I'm weighing paying someone drive for dollars to gather beat up house leads to use for skip tracing the owner, vs gathering probate and building code violation lists and mailing the residences and probate recipien...
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Ultimately, stock investing simply can’t surpass multifamily investments when it comes to cash flow. While there may be a select few companies that pay comparable quarterly or monthly dividends to shareholders, they c...
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Like most of you, I do most of my advertising for my rentals through craigslist. Nothing irritates me more than setting up an appointment, driving over to the rental property to meet a prospective tenant and no one sh...
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Hey All - for those who invest on the NW-side, this is a great article on the current state of Jefferson Park (and I'm 100% biased as this is my neck of the woods :). https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2018/08/02/neighb...
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Starting out as an investor/wholesaler (and I’m sure being a pro) is HARD psychologically speaking. Many of these books you and others recommend are probably motivational/inspirational (I.e Think and Grow Rich, or 10x...
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What are y'all doing to reduce turnover in your homes, or lots? Are you using credit checks? It just seems like everyone(at least around here) has bad credit. Stable income at least 3x's total housing payment? Do y'al...
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I own a 10 unit building in Oceanside CA. Along with my property manager we noted instances were residents are clearly being wasteful (washing cars, not reporting leaks, multiple occupants etc.,.) Where practical, w...
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Hi all!
I’m currently working on creating new valuable content so realtors can be as effective as possible to help young real estate investors. I would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to answer these...
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What is the typical marketing & advertising route for those in real estate? I know there is stereotypical organic advertising done via Facebook groups & short-form videos on TikTok & Instagram. I have my c...
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What are the factors to consider when deciding whether to ask the seller to pay for closing costs or just boosting the offering price to compensate.
Sample deal:
Offer 1- $515K, each party pays his own closing cos...