By making 2 payments a month, you're effectively paying an extra month of payment every year. 52/4 = 13, vs. 12 monthly payments (one for each month). 2 - if I'm in your shoes I would wait a few months for the dust to settle. you may not know it now, but there will be random things that pop up here and there with owning real estate that you won't get to experience until you've lived in it for a while.

Anyone have section 8 experiance?

In my experience in the Poconos, 3-bedroom properties typically attract smaller groups—like couples with a kid or two, or two couples with maybe one child each.

I am 16 years old and started reading financial books (Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, etc.) at 15.

I was reading a report and an "expert" was predicting 1.5 next year.

Although I have my SD Roth elsewhere, I have heard of a few colleagues with Rocket Dollar IRAs, most experiences being neutral.

Secondly, you're putting at least a little bit of pressure on them that you know, or think you know, what the price should be, and that has to sway them a little bit in my opinion.In my experience, appraisers are always low.

Tell us about your most surprise or hilarious experiences, and whether the journey was worth the excitement!

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However at some point I was desperate to live by myself - to get to experience that freedom so for about two years I paid two rents, two sets of utility bills (this was before I knew anything about REI) then decided she can move in with me again not only to save some money but because she was getting depressed on her own.