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24 January 2025 | 3 replies
Do you have live meetings to ask questions to experts?
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21 January 2025 | 21 replies
I have a client that bought a condo to rent after living there and the HOA ended up outlawing rentals.
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22 January 2025 | 13 replies
But this was an awesome opportunity for me because this is my first living situation where I will be on my own (and getting used to paying a rent/mortgage) but this will put my overall mortgage on a 400k house at roughly $2000 a month for the first year!
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
Refi the house so they can continue to live in it, they will get the best loans on their primary residence.
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22 January 2025 | 22 replies
After 25 months, If they can prove that they lived in the property for two of the past five years, they can sell it as an owner-occupied residence.
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6 February 2025 | 3 replies
It will be remote, but since you live there now, you probably already have connections who either already know the house or local friends to find you good people to service things as needed.
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22 January 2025 | 20 replies
@Isaac TerryIn terms of it being worthwhile, just like most other markets out of state if the barrier or entry is too high where you live, the landlord laws are not favorable where you live, and you are looking for positive cashflow then Cleveland can be a good option.
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3 February 2025 | 5 replies
For scaling your portfolio, consider house hacking another multi-family property to minimize living expenses while building equity.
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24 January 2025 | 36 replies
He lives locally, is very responsive.
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5 February 2025 | 13 replies
These units are perfect for owner occupants, and they are perfect for related living as you have described.