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21 January 2025 | 14 replies
Hey Tyler we hate to hear that your experience was negative sincerely we would have hoped that we could have come to a resolution we know that you and your partner had made a request that we do $800 of work that was unfortunately not in your scope of work at the time we had exhausted $4900 in additional work to ensure the property was to satisfaction which included a new hood range upgraded lvp flooring additional framing new window and a paint upgrade from a single color format to a multi color format and can lighting all of which was never in the original scope and unfortunately when we requested that we do the work you declined I’ve attached before and after videos of the home for reference https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/h0ddll4cyp5g5gq12o73s/Video-J... always twos sides to these stories..
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8 February 2025 | 8 replies
If you are living there you can keep the 4% rate.If you are not living there you can rent it out to pay for the property taxes.
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27 January 2025 | 15 replies
It was held by the previous owner for a very long time, so I wouldn't be surprised if some basic facts about the house are incorrect.I was making an offer on a house a couple years ago and discovered that the owner was paying taxes on an additional house that was on the neighbors lot and didn't know it!
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24 January 2025 | 12 replies
Additionally, how many calls does it typically take you to successfully close a deal using this approach?
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16 January 2025 | 3 replies
.- **House Hacking:** This can be a great way to start, especially if you're looking to live in one of the units.
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5 February 2025 | 0 replies
Both my aunt and my mother’s husband have expressed their willingness to remove their names from the title, granting sole ownership to my mother.My mother is interested in transferring ownership of the property to me and allowing me to live there.
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5 February 2025 | 28 replies
I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.
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24 January 2025 | 21 replies
After that's under control, focus on increasing income through additional work at your current job, taking on a side hustle, or finding ways to increase income on your existing rental.At the same time, educate yourself.
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9 February 2025 | 7 replies
You don't want to lose your rate on the house you are living in now unless you want to sell it so since that is an owner-occupied, you need to stay there and save up the 20 percent for the second property based on what you said.
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19 January 2025 | 55 replies
This plan also offers many integrations (at an additional cost) depending on what your needs may be.