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6 August 2024 | 32 replies
A professional is someone that conforms to technical and/or ethical standards of a profession.
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6 August 2024 | 49 replies
My background is fix and flips (100+) and new construction.
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5 August 2024 | 4 replies
A little background, I own about 9.4 acres in Hermitage, PA where I house hacked the property.
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4 August 2024 | 28 replies
I'm sure there are some slight technical differences, they won't tell you about until it is time to deny the claim.
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6 August 2024 | 5 replies
Always make sure to adequately screen your tenants (background check, income verification, credit report, etc).2) In the context of House Hacking, with a SFH are you considering renting out by the room?
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5 August 2024 | 21 replies
Background: Late 30s, married with two young kids (4 and 2).
5 August 2024 | 11 replies
Read this: http://www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,4641,7-141-45866-1...Talk to a lawyer, they are going to tell you to not make any improvements on the property for the 6 months they are in redemption as she could technically pay off the debt and take the property back.
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10 August 2024 | 85 replies
We were living in the US, but moved here in 2022 and have backgrounds in real estate (number of investments and my wife and I were both licensed, though I was never active).
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6 August 2024 | 14 replies
@Nick Sansivero I will preface this with the fact that I have a legal background, specifically with estate planning and asset protection.
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4 August 2024 | 1 reply
While renting yourself, although technically not house hacking, I guess it could be considered living for free if the cash flow from your other rentals pays for your current rent?