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17 February 2013 | 2 replies
:)Better read the flipping forums, wholesale will help, search for "valuation" "appraisal" will give you plenty on valuation of your deal.In the Buy and Hold area, the 2% 50% rules will lead into valuations, cash flow and rental expenses, even though you are doing this, you still need to know to present your property to other investors.
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19 February 2013 | 7 replies
Since you were talking about building new properties, I put the expenses at 45% instead of following the 50% rule precisely.
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18 February 2013 | 4 replies
I found a rental house with great cash flow (even after 50% rule!)
18 February 2013 | 0 replies
The best way to learn the current rules is to probably call a lender and see what is going on at the present time, however I found a PDF guide produced by a lender (of which I have no affiliation with) that seems to nicely outlay the current FHA rules.I thought it may be helpful for those who are just starting out and looking to learn about FHA financing to have this guide available.Here it is:http://www.pcmwholesale.com/getform.aspx?
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18 February 2013 | 11 replies
Standard pools are about 9' deep at about a fourth of the pool, tapered, transistion up to 3' deep at about a third, I'd guess and average depth of 6', so about 280 yards or 5 dumps @ $150 a load delivered here for fill, $750.
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16 March 2013 | 4 replies
Having worked in management for some very big companies, I can promise you that these types of things are the rule, not the exception.Btw, it's not (necessarily) that the people running the company are stupid -- they just don't have the bandwidth to focus on processes that would keep them from doing stupid things.
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3 February 2015 | 43 replies
Solo 401k is exempt from this rule.
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9 October 2013 | 12 replies
I'd also ask about any architectural requirements (in case you ever build or sell) as we just last year found out that a home we've owned for 15 years actually has specific HOA architectural rules, which is apparently a separate book from the resale disclosure packet (neither were provided as I bought that one at auction, paid for the disclosure packet later but didn't know to ask for the other one).
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12 November 2018 | 32 replies
There are rules that apply to passive activities that limit the losses you can take on your tax return.
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30 December 2013 | 5 replies
Every fourth Real Estate deal in Tallinn was made by foreignerIn 2012 foreigners made 2,300 real estate deals in Tallinn, which is by 15% more then than a year ago.Deals carried out by foreigners rised in most parts of the city.