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26 December 2024 | 6 replies
Most people who invest internationally invest in short-term rentals and, unsurprisingly, that's what Mark is asking about.
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15 January 2025 | 3 replies
Very few providers are actually internally sourcing all of their national real estate data—there is lots of copying and stealing.
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11 February 2025 | 14 replies
The interior is a total gut: new insulation, sheetrock, plumbing, electric, kitchen, bathroom, doors, windows, and landscaping.
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21 January 2025 | 6 replies
However, there is no way to do so without risk.The Internal Revenue Services issues three (3) Private Letter Rulings (PLRs) that allowed the taxpayers to do just this.
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15 January 2025 | 5 replies
House gets foreclosed on when a borrower is not paying its debt obligations - typically its mortgage.buying foreclosures is not for the faint of heart as you have no idea of the interior of these properties lastly while it can be beneficial also realize if there are a lot in an area those homes are the new comps when trying to sell so it lowers home values in an area
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24 January 2025 | 10 replies
Yes you can use commission as sourced funds for down payment on a conventional loan.However some lenders have internal overlays that don't allow it.
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16 January 2025 | 6 replies
I would say that even more of our owners don't see the interior of the property for years after owning it.
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12 January 2025 | 4 replies
@Jim G.Per the International Residential Code if the glazing is less then 60 inches vertically from a standing or walking surface then yes it’s required to be safety glass as it’s considered a hazardous area.
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
The work around was a Mexican bank was the owner and lease it to the foreigner.It's within 50 kilometres from the coast and 100 kms from an international border, so 31 and 62 miles respectively.