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20 December 2024 | 4 replies
I have a HELOC on my Texas primary residence and am considering a house hack for my next purchase.
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4 January 2025 | 4 replies
I am curious as to if anyone is aware of any first time home buyers programs for buying the first Primary Residence.
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15 January 2025 | 10 replies
While I am always looking for off-market, as an agent with access to MLS, that's my primary source of looking for deals right now.
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3 January 2025 | 4 replies
Great to meet you.We source from four primary suppliers: Lowe's, Home Depot, Floor & Decor, and Amazon.
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6 January 2025 | 5 replies
There are a bunch of ways to do this depending on the property type, usage, and you (income and credit scores).If this is a primary residence, you can get up to 90% of the value of your home minus any exisitng debt.
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25 December 2024 | 8 replies
You can get into a home for little or even nothing down, perhaps add some value by renovation, then hop to a new primary residence in a year with little or nothing down, and repeat.
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1 January 2025 | 0 replies
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22 January 2025 | 22 replies
If paying off their primary home is the priority and the tax savings from the 1031 don’t outweigh the boot and logistical constraints, selling outright may be simpler.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.
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27 December 2024 | 15 replies
I've seen some pretty killer terms for foreign national Canadian loans from RBC bank, if they can meet traditional income qualifications.
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22 January 2025 | 8 replies
Like you a purchased my primary residence in 2017 as an estate sale and landed an amazing deal which still holds a large amount of equity.