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27 January 2025 | 0 replies
It’s when homeowners who locked in ultra-low mortgage rates during the pandemic hesitate to sell because moving would mean trading up to much higher rates.
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9 January 2025 | 18 replies
I too appreciated your response, so your recommendation will hold a lot of weight.
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
Weigh the long-term benefits of the low mortgage rate you have versus selling and getting $500k from a sale exempt from capital gains tax.
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28 December 2024 | 19 replies
Also, what are some other low cost amenities that I can add to my STR that will yield a higher ROI?
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10 February 2025 | 31 replies
To get a rough ballpark, sure, but sometimes you'll be way, way off like we've seen with the iBuyers who it turns out were too smart for their own good and ended up buying high and selling low due to to relying on data and not actual organic, boots on the ground experience pulling accurate comps like an appraiser or realtor who knows the market on not just a block by block or street by street but a house by house level.
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12 February 2025 | 16 replies
@Travis GuttingAssuming you are trying to keep things low-budget, here are some options:Driving for Dollars – Look for distressed properties and contact owners directly.
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12 February 2025 | 16 replies
But, it may not offer the ROI as other locales, and it may not be "fun" like buying in a favorite vacation spot.2 - The highest ROI folks - Self explanatory, will go where ROI is high and/or regulation low.3 - The second home/retirement minded - These people are looking for minimal ROI but want the house in a specific location because they like to use the property and want it to pay for itself.
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11 February 2025 | 5 replies
No debt, they bought this place for like 200k in early 90s, quite old people. im not sure if they will be alive for the 7yr term but they chose it..The reason im putting so much down is im buying w gift money and i want low monthly payments.
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22 January 2025 | 4 replies
THe lender is a credit union and it is a conventional low rate loan.
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10 February 2025 | 30 replies
Low property taxes (1.1%) and not a lot natural disasters as well.