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Felicia Richardson Reliable Foreclosure Websites
14 December 2024 | 11 replies
Is anyone seeing a sizable increase in pre-foreclosures in their market yet?
Jaskanwal Preet Singh Chhabra Permitting for adding more rooms without changing sq ft
13 December 2024 | 13 replies
That will require a rough and final inspection. 2) When installing drywall you will need a nail/screw pattern inspection. 3) You will need to provide 'conditioned air' to these rooms..how are you going to do this and that will require inspection.Will you have to increase the size of the electrical panel?
Ben Cochran Should I pull some equity to purchase an STR?
10 December 2024 | 6 replies
@Ben Cochran I hope you have factored STR tax savings into your cashflow and ROI as it can be significant.Leveraging equity to purchase a short-term rental (STR) in Tampa Bay can diversify your portfolio and potentially generate strong cash flow, but it also increases your financial risk.While your properties hold significant equity, adding debt from HELOCs or a DSCR loan could strain your finances if STR performance fluctuates or costs rise.
Xavien Rafael Why Structuring Your Bank Accounts Is Key to Real Estate Success
13 December 2024 | 5 replies
This can lead to consistent limit increases every quarter, which opens up even more opportunities for growth.Having good rapport or a strong relationship with a credible accountant to help simplify and oversee this process is an amazing idea and highly recommended.
Rud Sev High level of taxes for syndication
20 December 2024 | 20 replies
First - you have to mention what the syndication will do as that will have an impact on how you get taxed.Given that this is a real estate forum, it is assumed that you are investing in a syndication that will invest in real estate.Most real estate syndications purchase real estate in year 1 and have a plan of selling / exiting in year 5 or 7.Often times, the sponsor will get a cost segregation study which increases the loss on the K-1 presented to the investor in year 1.This may be important as it almost guarantees that there will be no taxable income from the syndication from year 1 to the year before exit.If the syndication does well and exits at a price more than purchase, it may result in a taxable income. 
Lorraine Hadden Wisdom of Great investors - Quote
9 December 2024 | 3 replies
It is an opportunity to increase ownership of great companies with great management at good prices."
Tiffany Alfaro Preparing for Real Estate Investment: Savings, Expenses, and Side Work Opportunities
13 December 2024 | 7 replies
If the rate is reasonable then it may make sense to try to save fast to get to the 3.5% down payment on a double or triple - househacking may allow you to increase your savings rate and pay down that loan even faster.As for estimating costs, closing in NY factor at least 1% of the mortgage amount for tax, plus $1500-2000 for lawyer, title and fees, then the amount required by the bank for escrow will depend on the actual property taxes and insurance.
Natalia Perlova Tenant claims there is no heat, and it's Christmas
31 December 2024 | 57 replies
They tell you to request to market, but there is a max allowable increase which is a joke.
Val Berechet Is it still a good idea to invest in Tulum, Mexico?
11 December 2024 | 101 replies
This being said, that would justify only a reasonable price increase caused by the cost of materials.
Joel Oh One platform strategy
2 January 2025 | 30 replies
It was simply because there were always more guests than hosts and the platform's focus has been collecting more hosts on their platform to increase its size.