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How Property Inspections Work for Jacksonville Rental Homes
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Friday, August 14, 2026

How Property Inspections Work for Jacksonville Rental Homes

Just one inch of standing water inside a home can cause up to $25,000 in damage, according to FEMA. That's federal disaster data, not a scare tactic. It shows how fast a small, unnoticed leak can turn into a major repair bill.That's the real cost of skipping routine ...
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How We Traded a $49k House for a $407k New Duplex with only $3k out-of-pocket
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Wednesday, June 3, 2026

How We Traded a $49k House for a $407k New Duplex with only $3k out-of-pocket

In 2018, when my husband came across a $49k house for sale that he wanted to purchase, my first thought was, “What possible condition could it be in?” Surprisingly, the house was in solid condition and already tenant occupied. On top of that, the cap rate was 14% with...
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Elenis Camargo on the Unconventional Money Moves Podcast with Joshua Krafchick
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Monday, August 12, 2024

Elenis Camargo on the Unconventional Money Moves Podcast with Joshua Krafchick

Elenis Camargo: Leaving Corporate America. Building a Cash Flowing Real Estate Company. Elenis Camargo is a co-founder of Thirdstone Properties, a licensed real estate company located in Jacksonville, Florida. While living in New York City with her husband, Isaac Camargo, they sa...
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Unlocking Retirement Wealth: How Rental Properties Can Secure Your Financial Future
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Friday, February 23, 2024

Unlocking Retirement Wealth: How Rental Properties Can Secure Your Financial Future

As a long-term residential real estate investor, you understand the importance of strategic planning to secure your financial future. While many focus solely on traditional investment portfolios and retirement accounts, overlooking the potential of rental properties in retirement...
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Key Jacksonville Real Estate Tools
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Key Jacksonville Real Estate Tools

In this video Michael Braddock explains how you can use online resources available to everyone using free public websites and information.  Everything from running both sales and rental comps, tax records, lien searches, permit searches, flood zones, and utility searches. &n...
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7 Common Mistakes Self-Managers of Rental Properties Make
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Thursday, September 14, 2023

7 Common Mistakes Self-Managers of Rental Properties Make

Self-managing your rental properties can be a rewarding experience, offering complete control over your investment and direct interaction with your tenants. However, it also comes with its share of challenges, especially for those navigating property management for the first time...
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How to Boost Rental Profits by Eliminating PMI to Accelerate Loan Payoff
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Thursday, August 3, 2023

How to Boost Rental Profits by Eliminating PMI to Accelerate Loan Payoff

In the real estate investment world, savvy moves can lead to significant gains. One of those intelligent moves, especially for property investors, is removing Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) from your home loan. If this sounds like a mundane technical detail, let me assure you, ...
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Thirdstone Properties Book List
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Sunday, July 2, 2023

Thirdstone Properties Book List

As avid rental property investors, we frequently get asked, "What books do you recommend?" That's why we've curated the Thirdstone Properties Rental Property Investing Book List – a compilation of titles that have profoundly influenced our investment strat...
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Agent Tour of Jacksonville FL Neighborhoods for Rental Property Investing
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Agent Tour of Jacksonville FL Neighborhoods for Rental Property Investing

With so much positive feedback from our first version of our video tour of Jacksonville, Florida we decided to make an updated 2023 version. Jacksonville is the largest city land-wise in the continental United States. We created this video to help investors learn and understand t...
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How to Take Listing Pictures Like a Pro
By Thirdstone Properties LLC - Tuesday, April 25, 2023

How to Take Listing Pictures Like a Pro

Learn how to take listing photos of your rental property like a professional with the right camera, techniques and editing software.As a property manager or real estate investor, you know that it’s essential to have quality listing pictures because you want to create an att...
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