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31 January 2025 | 2 replies
House hacking in Chicago can be a game-changer—letting you live for free (or close to it) while building wealth through real estate.
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31 January 2025 | 0 replies
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
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27 January 2025 | 11 replies
Definitely geared towards ppl that are intermediate in Real Estate.
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20 January 2025 | 2 replies
We pride ourselves in keeping the forums positive, helpful, and focused on real estate (please, no politics, religion, etc.).
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31 January 2025 | 6 replies
Today its difficult at 20-40% down to make something cash flow (in real life not on paper).
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24 January 2025 | 6 replies
Part of those cuts included the short-term rental tax loophole, a strategy real estate investors can use to help mitigate their rental income tax by offsetting earned income with real estate losses, and could be renewed or extended.
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29 January 2025 | 19 replies
OO loan seems like real long shot.
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4 February 2025 | 4 replies
I agree, the podcasts have made a difference in my knowledge of real estate.
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24 January 2025 | 6 replies
Do you have other ways to decrease your expenses or increase your income aside from real estate?
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28 January 2025 | 9 replies
I am also a real estate appraiser encompassing the areas of the southern metro down to mankato and over to rochester.