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8 April 2024 | 4 replies
If you invest in an area with local officials who think criminals are victims of society, you can't expect much help from the government.
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10 April 2024 | 22 replies
I can't picture calling someone in the Los Angeles government and getting a straightforward answer.Mid term rentals are quite interesting.
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8 April 2024 | 0 replies
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7 April 2024 | 3 replies
See Nobel prize winner and associate quote....Gunner Myrdal, an architect of Sweden’s welfare state who was given the Nobel Prize in economics as the left-wing balance to his co-winner FA Hayek: Myrdal stated, “Rent control has in certain Western countries constituted, maybe, the worst example of poor planning by governments lacking courage and vision.”3 His fellow Swedish economist (and socialist) Assar Lindbeck asserted, “In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing.”Seattle is a prime example.
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8 April 2024 | 39 replies
Having said all that, when you and your membership get above 4 (or 10 depending on the current rules) Fannie Mae loans, it makes sense to get LOCs against rentals because you can't get government subsidized long term money.
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8 April 2024 | 9 replies
DSCR is primarily used if you've capped your 10 eligible government backed loans.
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8 April 2024 | 21 replies
Also the constant in and out of different families probably wears the property much faster than usual, there is much more liability with constantly changing tenants, and many locals governments are creating ordinances against them.
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7 April 2024 | 53 replies
#1 employer is the state government with the capital here, and the #2 employer is the Federal government with 3 military bases.
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8 April 2024 | 15 replies
Maybe they're tired of investing in real estate and would rather put their money elsewhere. 30 years of tax deferral lets you hold onto the government's money for 30 years.
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9 April 2024 | 37 replies
So, the government is providing a solution to something to which there is no problem.