Investment Info:Townhouse buy & hold investment.

Usually for first timers and low down buyers the underwriting is a little more simplistic than traditional buy/hold investors purely seeking yield. 

I'd see if the employer would let me receive part or all of the bonus in 2025 for a number of reasons:- More time to pursue and execute tax-saving strategies- (Possibly) more time to hold on to the $$$ before taxes are due (2026 vs 2025)- Chance that, post-election, there is a possibility that there could be tax changes effective 2025 that could possibly help your situation. 

Are vacant properties in Texas a better investment compared to other property types, considering factors like acquisition costs, demand, potential appreciation, and holding expenses?

I'd told my agent this a few weeks ago, and my agent told me technically he is owed a 3% commission but he won't hold that against me since it's a family member and I'm starting out.

", if you can be thoughtful and diligent and very skeptical, and wait until things are obviously cheap, you will generally outperform 90% of other investors. equation {Buy low + decades} = RichGet a hold of someone on the phone, about the investment, ask a few questions and get their best contact information.

Looks like a Portfolio product that the bank will hold and service as well.I'll dig in deeper with them, but not seeing them on NMLS.  

I’m ready to scale and begin my own portfolio of buy and holds using the BRRRR strategy.

There are some houses around that I would like to get a hold of one day though it may be hard with as expensive as everything is getting.

.- When paying with cash, you have fewer closing costs (no lender fees) and fewer holding costs (no interest payments).