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19 January 2025 | 6 replies
The cost associated with insurance for not having 20% is peanuts compared to what you potentially can do leveraging your down payment.
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
.- Owner must sign a Hold Harmless to indemnify us against any potential tenant lawsuits relating to the work their contractor is doing.--- Another lawsuit resulted from owner's contractor taking down basement handrail to get supplies down the steps, then they didn't put it back and tenant fell down the stairs.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?
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12 January 2025 | 5 replies
Quote from @Richard Bautista: Good evening,Just saw Cleveland, Ohio has relatively inexpensive houses which has the potential to cashflow.
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28 January 2025 | 5 replies
Self-driving cars are potentially amazing, but they need to capture a lot of nuance and complexities.
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25 January 2025 | 24 replies
There are going to be potential issues with tenants anywhere.
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16 January 2025 | 9 replies
Evaluate potential rental properties with a keen eye on location, cash flow, and potential appreciation.
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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
This allows for deferral of capital gains taxes until December 31, 2026, with potential reductions in the taxable amount if held long-term.
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16 January 2025 | 3 replies
Home is potentially upside down on mortgage (verifying that) and current owner wants too much for the house.
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7 February 2025 | 14 replies
I worry that a disgruntled renter could see potential deep pockets if they did their research.
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14 January 2025 | 18 replies
Quote from @Basit Siddiqi: I personally would not buy real estate with a retirement account.There are just too many headaches that are not worth the potential increased return.Some headaches when it comes to investing in real estate with a retirement account1) LTV values are less and harder to find lenders.2) Potential to sell or partially distibute the property if you have to do a RMD(Required Minimum Distribution)3) If you run out of cash and have to make a major repair, you may be out of luck and have to sell.4) Having to potentially worry about UBTI(Unrelated Business Taxable Income)I would personally invest in stocks/bonds/notes with a retirement account.I buy deals with cash and use a ROTH SDIRA so there are no RMD's.I buy at huge discounts to retail.