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7 February 2025 | 3 replies
Carlos, I am from Spokane and I house hacked the first 4 years I lived here.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
Let me preface my story with my definition of freedom: doing what you enjoy for a living with the people you care about.My name is Peter Neill.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
I think he's in the process right now so I'm not sure how it's turned out, but last time I spoke with him it seemed that it was going well.I always tell people looking to do co-living that there is a certain amount of risk that you have to be willing to take on.
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7 February 2025 | 7 replies
Strategies like living in a duplex or triplex, adding an ADU, or renting by the room can help maximize cash flow while leveraging FHA or VA loans for lower upfront costs.
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25 January 2025 | 24 replies
He's lived in Japan a few years as well (Fukuoka, I believe).
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21 January 2025 | 59 replies
Live off of equity as you sell or live off cashflow.
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27 January 2025 | 2 replies
A lot of the popular areas in Charleston proper that are not licensed under the old laws now require the owner to live on the premises to obtain an STR license.
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30 January 2025 | 7 replies
We're not aware of anyone that's made a purchase from them work in over 3 years:(Most of the incentives in Detroit are targeted to owners that will live in their home or developers targeting large projects.
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27 January 2025 | 6 replies
Similarly, the sale ($575K) minus your adjusted basis determines your capital gain.You may qualify for the primary residence exclusion (up to $250K single/$500K married) if you lived there 2 of the last 5 years.
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21 January 2025 | 9 replies
A little about me for context: I live in a very expensive market in Rye,NY.