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7 February 2025 | 41 replies
We are currently at a low affordability rate, which is typically a leading indicator of slowdown and price trend change.
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7 February 2025 | 7 replies
We typically have a specific criteria of contingencies we are putting into place within the purchase and sales agreement to help protect our investor clients from many of the issues that arise when inherenting tenants.
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21 January 2025 | 12 replies
I look forward to learning everything there is to gaining financial freedom and becoming an investor.
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1 February 2025 | 2 replies
We decided to quit buying rentals to hold, and instead, the units that we typically would rehab and hold, we are going to rehab and sell.
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3 February 2025 | 26 replies
It's a different business model than the typical broker-investor relationship.
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29 January 2025 | 4 replies
They also didn't get hit with capital gains on the entire purchase price, which enables them to keep more of their money.
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1 February 2025 | 7 replies
Typically lenders will use the total rent being collect or the market rent given on your appraisal, which ever is lower.
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22 January 2025 | 12 replies
We kept and rented our primary residence for three years before selling it (and we didn't have to pay capital gains taxes).Thanks!
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14 January 2025 | 18 replies
No Capital gains tax if I sell one day either.
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9 February 2025 | 3 replies
I'm speaking of co-living in a typical A or B level neighborhood house, so instead of a 20-25% down payment, we are speaking of a 1-5% down payment.