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1 October 2018 | 5 replies
Most states require you to be licensed (which you are) but your broker would also have to allow you to do it and yes you would need additional insurance.
7 October 2018 | 11 replies
There may be additional things wrong that look ok now, but need replacing.
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26 September 2018 | 0 replies
I’m looking into alternative methods to house having and MFH run for $700k+ out here.At the moment, I live in a detached garage converted into a 600sf 1bd/1bth.Since the 700k price point for a duplex with max 3bd/2bth unit to rent it out of question for me, I was thinking of the possibility of picking up a smaller house with the possibility of converting a garage or building a separate addition that my wife and I would then be able to live in while renting the main house.I know CA is becoming very favorable towards ADU’s now a days and was wondering on if this could qualify as a primary residence for myself as well as me be able to use potential rental income for me to be able to qualify for a loan.Still new to BP and REI, I couldn’t find a google answer on this, so any help would be appreciated.Thanks!
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26 September 2018 | 2 replies
There are some HOA's out there that will only allow a certain percentage of units to be rented out and may have some other restrictions in the CC&R's.As for your question, the "best" way of doing something in real estate is typically subjective, but having a HELOC payment, in addition to the mortgage, taxes, insurance, and HOA dues, just increases the chances of having a less profitable property or one that may not cash flow at all.
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27 September 2018 | 2 replies
However, there is no downside to putting the verbiage into your filing because you aren't obligated to actually create additional series.
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29 October 2018 | 36 replies
I'd maybe expand "areas with strong demand" to include property types in addition to geographic locations.
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22 October 2019 | 3 replies
Hi Eva, any additional info on this?
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21 October 2018 | 10 replies
No, with truly self-directed Solo 401k plan you can contribute first $18,500 (plus $6,000 catch up if you are over 50 years of age) up to 100% of your self-employment compensation, then on top of that you can do additional 20% of your net SE income (25% if you are incorporated) for combined maximum of $55,000 ($61,000 for those over 50).
2 October 2018 | 2 replies
We were taking advantage of their >500 square foot house additional allowance by adding a master suite to the main unit.
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27 September 2018 | 6 replies
In addition to the great advice above, you also must look at your competition.