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22 January 2025 | 10 replies
.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.
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15 January 2025 | 18 replies
but selling a trophy asset in a great area and then dumping the proceeds into money pits just because of paper math... would not be my step 1.hope this helps
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23 January 2025 | 1 reply
I’m interested in using hard money for a BRRRR or flip project, and I’d like to take the first steps toward making this a reality.
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28 January 2025 | 8 replies
One thing that is really challenging about this market is the huge number of agents and groups that are here.Thanks again!
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
The lender rep or broker you are working with should be able to walk you through each step so you have a firm understanding of what has to happen in order to get your file to closing.
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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
I started this refund request process 12/29/23 and it has been extremely frustrating in its' own right, to say nothing of the challenges that prompted the refund request being made in the first place.
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28 January 2025 | 6 replies
Large apartment complexes flooded the market with inventory and are offering crazy incentives and amenities that crush the small landlord which can make finding a tenant challenging and often for less than market rent.
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7 February 2025 | 8 replies
Do you want to buy and hold for long run appreciation, do you want day 1 cashflow, are you wanting to flip and stair-step into higher value properties, the list goes on.
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29 January 2025 | 14 replies
Quote from @Chan Park: It's time to step and be a Landlord, as uncomfortable as it may seem.
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16 January 2025 | 1 reply
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