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10 December 2024 | 14 replies
@Mike Sfera, a few things about putting EXTRA money down on a property:1.
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15 December 2024 | 18 replies
While I am extra nervous I am trying to make this an investing opportunity and decided to house hack or buy a place to rehab which I can later rent - let’s see how the DC market treats me.Suerte a todos y un placer !
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12 December 2024 | 5 replies
However, it can come with extra costs for setup, maintenance, and potentially higher interest rates on loans.
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17 December 2024 | 8 replies
Typically how much extra should I budget for, for these unknowns?
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29 December 2024 | 253 replies
They are generous on the values so sometime my actual cash out of pocket is less than 15%, for example, I pay 102K for a house that appraises for 108K, the extra 6K they count towards my down payment so I get a mortgage for 91,800 because that's 85% of 108K and I write a check for about 10K.
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11 December 2024 | 2 replies
This way it’s no up front out of pocket expense for me and they then have the extra money to spend as they need it.
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11 December 2024 | 34 replies
Quote from @Trent Reeve: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Quote from @Issa Joseph: I DIDNT GET IT LOL for now my business plan doesn't support this purchase but an extra 10k per unit per year profit is significant growth in revenue But ask yourself - how much of this $10k increase (remember alleged) could you gain yourself by doing research and asking questions on this forum.......?
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19 December 2024 | 28 replies
maybe just me, dont go cheap on TP. you can buy inexpensive, but make sure it doesnt feel cheap. its worth an extra couple of dollars so guests dont remember that everything felt cheap
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30 December 2024 | 819 replies
I don't want to deal with massive headaches for extra perceived yield.
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10 December 2024 | 1 reply
If the plumber has to work 2 extra hours because of foolish clogs, oh well.