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8 January 2025 | 11 replies
If it's not feasible due to circumstances I suppose I'll have to adjust my situation (find weekend job, move back to NJ with parents, move to a different state with, etc.)All responses are appreciated, and I am absolutely open to chatting on the phone by the way.My view on house hacking is it can be a great tool to buy a house you could not otherwise afford, but it shouldn’t be a goal in it of itself if that makes sense and that’s not to discourage you from investing just there are alternatives such as the stock market. so I’d start by asking where you want to live, do you want to own a single family home or does it make more sense to rent in a more interesting neighborhood like Arlington, Alexandria, that’s gonna be a personal choice, Will your monthly payment actually be less than renting/how many people do you need to get in the house to afford that?
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4 January 2025 | 23 replies
After a couple of years of treading the path to frugality to build this financial runway, I've networked with the greatest people who made this all happen, of course, it took the strength, determination, time, etc to place myself where I am today but, without the mentorship of my two great mentors whom I wish used BiggerPockets so I can mention, I don't believe I would have made it thus far relying on some whimsical dream that this will all pan out accordingly, thank you for everything Greg and Lashawn.In addition, I would like to thank Bigger Pockets for connecting me with the greatest realtor @Stephen Schmitt Who took my dreams and aspirations to the core when we first connected and spoke about my future goals to replace my W2 job for financial freedom. within three months of me deciding to pull the trigger and get pre-approved, we found this killer cash-cow that apprised over purchase price!!!
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31 December 2024 | 13 replies
Most folks overestimate the cost to prepare a space for MTR, but you'll figure out cost-savings and improvements with every iteration.
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28 December 2024 | 23 replies
Most of us enjoy progress, we like to move the needle.I technically retired in 2015 from my W2 job on rental income.
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30 December 2024 | 14 replies
I'm looking around to find some investors to take it from me and just feel a little lost with dispo, i want to make my deals super sweet sugar coated cherry on top for all my investors on my list so what i ask is if you can rip apart this deal for me and make sure i have enough meat on the bone for my investors, below are the statsFirst off address, 1011 Richard Bell Ave Perry FLPurchase price $110,000Seller says the bank is willing to let go of mortgage for $91,000ARV $180,000-$200,000Needs new roof (20 years old) and central ac system went down about a year ago (around 4k for 3 ton ac)Ive been in roofing for about 2 years and im estimating the roof will cost between 18k-20kI take constructive and negative criticism very well and i only want to improve, no opinions are unwelcome i want full scrutiny with this deal please.
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1 January 2025 | 6 replies
Has the tenant been looking for a new job?
1 January 2025 | 2 replies
Reason: I signed a new job offer at a nonprofit yesterday and having extensive knowledge of the real-estate market in Philly would be very helpful.
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1 February 2025 | 56 replies
Misinformation stating that the guru dropped out of school, was fired from his job, failed in his business startup, but when he discovered” the “secret” of real estate investing, met with almost instantaneous success7.
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31 December 2024 | 66 replies
I am responsible for getting a job done .
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4 January 2025 | 11 replies
I'm not sure if we can like to articles on our own websites here, so to be safe I'll just suggest the IRS web page, which does do a pretty good job of explaining the basics: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc510The main thing to know if you're going to claim business miles is that you do need to keep a log of every business trip.