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3 April 2024 | 24 replies
I am a long term buy and holder.I started with 30 year mortgages, but later refinanced into 15 years, and some 10 years when the government adopted the "Home Affordable Refinance Program" (HARP) at very low rates in response to the great financial crisis.
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1 April 2024 | 17 replies
So, yeah, government bureaucracy at its finest.
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1 April 2024 | 1 reply
In 2024 the Federal Estate Tax is not applied on estates under $13 million.
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1 April 2024 | 3 replies
@Gavin JexSo you want a bank loan and then seller finance as wellA bank would not be in second position so they as the owner / lender would be in second.Also 0% they would still be responsible for taxes on that at AFR so if your payment is $300/mo the loan would go off federal rates so they would essentially have to claim around $5k in interest income which would be ordinary income so they may end up paying all of your payment in taxes… just fyi if they did speak with someone on thisSounds like a steal if deal for you
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1 April 2024 | 22 replies
While Fair Housing Act of 1988 is the overall law that governs housing discrimination based on health conditions, the law doesn't go into great detail on how those health conditions should be interpreted and applied, and often references back to the ADA for several things, including determining if an animal is actually a service animal in the first place.https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PA/documents/HUDAsstAnimalN...QUOTE: "Because HUD interprets the FHA to require access for individuals who use service animals, housing providers should initially follow the analysis that DOJ has determined is used for assessing whether an animal is a service animal under the ADA."
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1 April 2024 | 6 replies
For the first time this year, the local government agency has cut off the water to all houses from either 7am to 5:30pm, or from 12:00pm to 5:30pm.
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1 April 2024 | 59 replies
Many local governments in Oregon already have ADU regulationsthat meet the requirements of SB 1051, however, some do not.Still others have regulations that, given the overall legislativedirection to encourage the construction of ADUs to meet thehousing needs of Oregon’s cities, are not “reasonable.”
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31 March 2024 | 1 reply
I know one thing we are looking into is getting grants and subsidies from local, county, and state governments as tiny homes count as affordable housing and there’s a lot of money the government is giving away towards just that.
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1 April 2024 | 10 replies
You are over-thinking the process and will be sitting on vacancies as the market slows and tenants become harder to find.Get a YTD paystub, last year's W-2, recent bank statement, government picture ID and SSN card.
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31 March 2024 | 11 replies
In fact since they government never takes possession, they don't even know the condition.