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9 January 2025 | 1 reply
Alternatively, if I can find a lower cost single fam home where I can cash out 100% of my investment I would do that but those have been harder to find recently.
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11 January 2025 | 6 replies
I would still need to subscribe to a streaming service for cable tv, so cost savings wouldnt be much (or a wash), but otherwise it seems like it might be a viable alternative?
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4 February 2025 | 10 replies
For structuring your business, consider whether you actually need an LLC or if umbrella insurance might be a simpler alternative.
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24 January 2025 | 15 replies
So, you're actually making the argument *against* debt (not for it).I think you mis-understand debt, risk and the alternatives.
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1 February 2025 | 56 replies
My view is there is more protection on a wrap than a sub to and with the right disclosures and underwriting can be an alternative option.
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18 January 2025 | 8 replies
Alternatively if they all love the deal, that's also likely a good sign.You can get a dog of a property in a crap neighborhood that will yield a 13.6% gross cap (not saying yours is), but that certainly doesn't tell the whole financial picture of how the asset will perform.
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14 January 2025 | 5 replies
Alternatively, your brother could buy your share, which would result in capital gains tax for you on the difference between your share's original cost and its current value.
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12 January 2025 | 1 reply
Alternatively, refinancing might give you access to some of your equity without completely exiting.
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20 January 2025 | 31 replies
Over time, I’ve accumulated more cash reserves and don’t need as much flexibility, but I’m actually in the middle of a refinance right now using an interest-only mortgage—because the pricing with the lender and the corresponding ARM is more favorable than a comparable principal-and-interest loan.The key with these alternative or "exotic" mortgage types is that you need to be financially savvy and have a solid plan.
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22 January 2025 | 5 replies
or alternative lenders?