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22 October 2024 | 16 replies
Starting with a house hack or duplex hack is a good way to get started and have a place to live.
21 October 2024 | 1 reply
A contingency fund protects your finances if you have cash flow issues and cannot pay the mortgage.
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11 October 2024 | 40 replies
Never thought I'd be in this position at the beginning of 2020, so I thank the program and community for propelling me to step outside my comfort zone to THINK BIG.
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21 October 2024 | 10 replies
Lots of ways to quicken this process but the best way is to have a team that knows what they are doing.
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21 October 2024 | 6 replies
You would only have to recapture depreciation.If you have more than $250K of gain ($500K if married) then you could do the same thing and take the $250K tax free.
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21 October 2024 | 13 replies
I am also thinking of using a cash out refi on my primary residence along with some cash that I have saved to finance the purchase.
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21 October 2024 | 13 replies
I am feeling overwhelmed and have many questions.
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21 October 2024 | 2 replies
Does anyone have any good experiances with sites like "propwire" or "deal machine" or any other intelligent skip tracing sites like these that you would suggest?
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20 October 2024 | 3 replies
Through this flip I have had break ins, I have had contractors cheat me and pull knives on me, one of them hit my dog in the face with a drill.