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27 January 2025 | 10 replies
It would be pretty simple to find a mortgage loan calculator online; input the current loan balance; and modify the terms as needed.
3 January 2025 | 8 replies
You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.
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3 January 2025 | 14 replies
The counties themselves take 2-4 weeks to record a document online.
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9 January 2025 | 116 replies
I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.
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9 January 2025 | 21 replies
BP has done such a great job of promoting SFR investing to the masses, that those masses have pushed up real estate prices to where it's now DIFFICULT to cashflow right away.Keep going, but understand you won't get rich in real estate overnight - it's a long-term wealth building strategy.For the short-term, recommend joining a few in-person investor meetings if possible, otherwise online ones.
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19 January 2025 | 61 replies
But if you want to use a conservative approach and use the extra cash flow to pay off debt versus further investing, I think that's a very legitimate way to go about it.
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23 December 2024 | 12 replies
On one hand, there're a number of legitimate tax deductions, credits, and loopholes that are not well-known.
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24 December 2024 | 6 replies
There is some room for creativity here, but it takes careful planning and execution, and there is only so far you can push it before crossing the line from aggressive but legal to reckless and punishable.GROUP 2: Legitimate tax strategies, just not for the EOY to-do listForm an S-corporation.
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6 January 2025 | 13 replies
If your local municipality has an online court records, go to their website and look up both criminal and civil histories.
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7 January 2025 | 13 replies
You can file online now, a trip to the courthouse isn't necessary until the hearing.