
13 February 2025 | 1 reply
Generally - the depreciation on the structure, mortgage interest, property taxes, repairs & maintenance, insurance, property manager, utilities, vehicle expenses (mileage), professional fees (reports/CPA), home office (office supplies, percentage of utilities, continuing education).

5 February 2025 | 54 replies
The metrics I'm primarily focused on are: rent appreciation rate, property appreciation rate, economic growth rate, unemployment rate on the macro level.

14 February 2025 | 2 replies
I believe it is 50% down, rates around 13% and term around 5 years.

13 February 2025 | 8 replies
Then at the very least, someone is putting a significant amount into the equity on your home, and is also paying down your mortgage.

20 February 2025 | 16 replies
I recognize if you compare this rate to F/F prior to q2 2022 it looks terrible.

7 February 2025 | 7 replies
I have two questions regarding mortgage interest tax deductions.First, last year, I purchased a HUD property at a significant discount and used a $70,000 HELOC from my primary residence for the down payment.

19 February 2025 | 10 replies
By purchasing a multi-unit property, living in one unit, and renting out the others, you can cover your mortgage payments and start building equity while gaining rental income.

19 January 2025 | 7 replies
Even though there is low inventory, interest rates are high, and many properties don't cash flow, look harder there are always deals, you just need to find/make them.

5 February 2025 | 5 replies
I was playing with the idea of selling my condo, taking 300k of the equity to put a down payment towards a house listed at 660k.I'm assuming the reno will run $300/sqft and going in with the assumption that phase 1 will run 750k (figure the expansion of the house will have to wait) for the gut reno.I assume/hope (but definitely not banking on) that I will be able to refi in 2-3 years at a lower interest rate; if not for a lower rate.This will likely be a family home for the next 5-10 years at LEAST so investment value isn't quite at top of mind ATM.Questions:Even if it's not for lower interest rate, do you feel it's advisable to refi to remove the 203 loan in the future?

14 February 2025 | 4 replies
Third, if you don't know the caller, let it go to voicemail and if neither of those work, file a 2nd mortgage lien, payable to you for an amount 5x the value of your home.