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I am really curious as to what kind of background most people were before they started working. For example, Were you in a high paying job? or did you owned a business? or were you just a college student like me who ...
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Hi all,
I listened to a podcast recently where the guest mentioned investing in real estate in Belize. Pair that with my desire to start over in a tropical destination (I work in IT and can work anywhere) and I start...
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Are you afraid Tenants will trash your rental?Tenant won't pay rent?The economy will turn and your rentals will sit vacant?You've over-extended yourself financially and the next problem will wipe you out?What keeps yo...
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I've been hardcore looking for buy and hold properties and fix and flip properties all over the country.
You're talking Colorado, Ohio, Texas, everywhere.
And I talk to these realtors and they are like I'm the per...
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Daily texts, calls and postcards. Anyone else just absolutely worn out? Everyone has the same pitch too.
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Wow, it's getting to where it's VRBO is the one making all of the money. 2 years ago, the service fee was under 10 percent. If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. ...
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So I bought my first buy and hold for 5K. Repairs needed.. if I do it cleverly, about 10K.the rent there is 900- 1200 per month.But of course there is also a bad.It is in a not-so-good area and the house needs work. B...
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Hello there , I am 23 years old I have a well great paying job thanks god , Im deciding on buying a house or moving into a apartment, to whom which would be better apartment or first home buyer.. I’ve been wanting to ...
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Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, one of our tenants didn't pay, and didn't answer our texts. Finally, she contacted me. Her husband had left her. She had no food. She had no dog food. She had no mone...