I have some goals that I'm trying to reach and I don't kindness doing it with of fashioned sweat equity and streetsmarts.

In most cases, you'll save money, time, and aggravation trying to figure out the intricacies of the Internal Revenue Code on your own.  

Hi all,Quick back story - first time home buyer a few months ago in Milwaukee (big thanks to @Marcus Auerbach). Longer post on that process once the house projects are finished up. Anyway, my property assessment incre...

It was 3 or 4 days of internal pointless BS; we were otherwise ahead of schedule so it closed on time with zero days to spare (I like to be a little early when possible).

If you come in as a buyer with no agent and offer on a property that has a listing agent, the agent will probably try to get a higher fee by offering to represent/assist you in some fashion.

Our next step is to find out if vacant or not (our realtor seems to think is occupied), offer a small $ incentive to said tenants to move out in a nice and tidy fashion as to avoid damage to the property (if not, start the eviction process), get utilities changed in our name, get title insurance (via taxtitleservices) /clear the title, then work on the rehab :). 

This industry is notoriously old-fashioned, so you'll find that things move slow in some areas.

Certainly can adjust the purchase/offer price, but that gives me a simple, internal comparison to consider.

I've addressed concern over the master bath because water continues to run internally and hissing sounds ensue for 5-10 minutes after water is shut off.

I have a 401k balance of less than $100k that's still with the company but because my new role will be international, I won't be able to contribute to my 401k anymore.