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21 January 2025 | 7 replies
There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.
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31 January 2025 | 170 replies
But also was a costly lesson for me.
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29 January 2025 | 22 replies
If you are unsure, to start, hire a property manager and don't let the tenants know you are the owner.
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23 January 2025 | 6 replies
Ignore the $1,250 per month because that's your cost of housing, if you didn't pay that on the home you'd have paid that in rent so that's a non factor.
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29 January 2025 | 12 replies
A $107k NOI with a 43% expense ratio is impressive, even with rising costs like taxes, insurance, and utilities.
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24 January 2025 | 6 replies
You might want to partner up with a friend or family member to mitigate the costs.
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27 January 2025 | 4 replies
A typical PPM will cost about $10K.
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7 February 2025 | 12 replies
If you think you will have it for less than 4 years I would say go with the HELOC because you have less origination costs.
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29 January 2025 | 0 replies
However, co-living allows you to acquire properties with as little as 0%-5% down, drastically reducing the amount of cash required.Instead of needing $100K+ to buy a rental, a co-living strategy lets you start with a fraction of the cost while achieving higher returns.3.
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23 January 2025 | 20 replies
My cost they said i could do $2,000 up front and then next couple months more payments with cold calling they offer and fee would be $9,800 plus the cold callers Virtual assisant that would be working with me.