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Hey everyone!I wanted to post our latest sale that closed about 2 weeks ago here in Seattle (SeaTac). Despite having a business partnership issue on this property that delayed us listing the house for almost 30 days,...
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I found this chart recently while tooling around online:I found it a bit disconcerting because it basically represents that about 3 in 1000 people derive more income from capital than from labor in our country. That ...
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Hello, My name is, Brandon. I'm currently a union tradesman. I got into real estate investing a little bit ago and always wanted to try flipping. Another tradesman friend of mine said he would help me through one at 2...
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What percentage of the rehab budget does the labor make up? If I've put 60k in the rehab - how much of that 60k would be going to only the labor, vs going towards the materials?
Thanks for any help.
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Hi, I am just starting out as a landlord and am trying to learn from my mistakes. I believe I have not been adequately record keeping my maintenance expenses. I do repairs and upgrades myself and only keep records of ...
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I am a Real Estate agent and my partner is a contractor. we are going to form an LLC to do flipping. I will provide all the downpayment $$ and make the deals with lenders, find the properties as well as market them wh...
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Anyone feeling super confident doing deals in the current political climate?
I am looking to hire my 7yo son as a household employee. Mainly Supervising his 2 year old sister while were home so we can complete tasks such as cooking and laundry.
I do not own a business. Am I able to do this ou...
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I'm considering starting a construction business as an owner/manager (not a laborer). Possibly specializing in something like drywall. 1. How can skilled laborers be found?2. How can skilled laborers be kept?
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Labor: 180-hours (15hrs/wk, $80K median household income) = ($7,200)
Labor includes reading BP(education), looking at properties, going to REI association meeting’s, talking to banks, agents, internet research(home...