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3 January 2025 | 5 replies
It's what you paid, minus the value of the land, plus what you spent on long term repairs (roof, furnace, etc.
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30 January 2025 | 24 replies
No taxes, she got to keep the house and no stress about income.
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5 February 2025 | 15 replies
@Angelica Byrnecan you just save up enough until you are able to house hack?
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5 February 2025 | 17 replies
Which is why I think house hacking is best for 90% plus of new buy and hold investors.I wrote an article on this a while back that goes into more depth and you might find that helpful: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/get-a-loan
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
The house is a smaller colonial with 3 beds and 1.5 baths.
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10 February 2025 | 2 replies
But to answer your question, House canary is good for rent rates, zillow is a good tool for property data and for seeing what is for rent for how much, sales comps etc.
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10 February 2025 | 1 reply
We have a house in an opportunity zone in Texas that we bought in 2015, lived in for 3 years, and then made a rental in 2018.
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28 January 2025 | 4 replies
You are missing my point on taxes.Scenario 1: Your partner buys the house at the same time you put your cash in.
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9 February 2025 | 2 replies
If you are married, put the debt for the family house in only one person's name.
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23 January 2025 | 24 replies
During those 10 days, if they find issues they want repaired, compensated for, its negotiated.