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Mashal Choudhry Buying homes at auctions
17 February 2025 | 10 replies
Also, often times the original homeowners still live in the property so once the sale is ratified you have to go through the eviction process or offer cash for keys to get them to leave.
Paul Novak Personal Residence Rental
25 February 2025 | 7 replies
In the end, it cancels out any benefit.Loss of Key Homeowner BenefitsIf you sell your home to an LLC or S-Corp, you’ll lose:$250k/$500k capital gains exclusion on selling a primary residence.Homestead exemption on property taxes.Owner-occupied insurance rates, which are cheaper than rental insurance.Substance Over FormIn tax law, the IRS looks at the substance of a transaction, not just the form.
Christopher R. Homeowners Insurance/Landlord insurance/Umbrella insurance
23 January 2025 | 15 replies
Contents (Personal Property): most homeowners policies give a set % of the Buildinglimit for Contents.
Eric N. How do you do Seller Financing/Sub2 and comply with Dodd Frank/Safe Act ?
22 February 2025 | 48 replies
Even though it's about wrapping notes, in Sub2 you have average Joe Six Packs, the homeowner, who gets hit with foreclosure because of your miscalculation.
Jordan Hamilton Guidance on Tax Filing and Mortgage Considerations
10 February 2025 | 4 replies
My understanding is that typically, a homeowner must live in the property for at least a year before converting it to a rental.
Don Konipol Why Enlisting in a “Mentor Program” is Fundamentally Wrong
24 February 2025 | 35 replies
And let’s assume that the requirements are going door to door and convincing “motivated” homeowners to sign a contract with you selling their property below “market” rate.  
Austin Wolff Do blue states appreciate more than red states?
11 March 2025 | 22 replies
It's unfair to new homeowners and investors, where the value is re-assessed upon purchase.
Julie Gates I’ve now completed 1.5 evictions on medium term rentals, and I’m not changing a thing
18 February 2025 | 13 replies
Also, the home owner most likely has a mortgage and receiving a large amount of cash and then not spending it for 3 months can be more challenging than you’d think.
Jade Frank Should we sell our house or is it worth renting out
17 February 2025 | 7 replies
I think this is a calculation a lot of homeowners are making right now--especially if they have a low interest mortgage, equity, and their house will cashflow as a rental.The choice is a personal one of course, but I think your future self will thank you if you pull out some equity from your existing home with a HELOC for the downpayment on the next house and a cushion renting your current home, use a property manager as you have other things to do, and buy the next house and do the same thing again.
Dawson Brewer Why Novation Are Better Than Wholesaling
8 March 2025 | 12 replies
Partner with a real estate marketing company out of Las Vegas or Provo, Utah to market, promote and advertise the “mentorship” system consisting of the free seminar, followed by the modest fee weekend workshop, followed by the $15,000 - $40 000 full mentorship program.Here are the usual results1- 99% of “students” never earn back the cost, despite 1000s of wasted hours2- students learn nothing of real estate principles, real estate finance and real estate law which are the necessary foundation blocks of knowledge necessary for a SUSTAINABLE career in real estate investment 3- with hundreds or thousands of “students” unleashed on the real estate selling public they’re AT BEST an annoyance of trying to do “unrealistic” deals, AT WORST lead to a disastrous result for vulnerable homeowners.4 - The career real estate investors, service providers, brokers, lenders, etc are so disgusted with all of it and the outcomes they see that that can’t even comprehend that the subject technique or strategy does have a legitimate use when utilized (1) by and experienced and well capitalized buyer and (2) full disclosure is provided all parties with legal representation.