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22 January 2020 | 1 reply
Once we inspected the property we were able to bring a safety hazard to the owners attention and negotiated a stipend for solving that issue.
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23 January 2020 | 6 replies
You should not pay 70k for ~$650 in rent ($850 - HOA).I don't personally like anything with HOAs because I don't have control over when they are raised and each time they are cuts into your monthly cash flow and (double whammy) puts downward pressure on the asset value.The HOA doesn't cover any insurance?
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22 January 2020 | 1 reply
If you can get a job first that will allow you to lock down that first house hack to cut out your housing expenses that will likely be a good way to go.
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25 January 2020 | 7 replies
“It’s about the safety of the other tenants in the buildings,” Carlton said.But Margaretta Lin, executive director of Just Cities, said landlords still have access to credit reports, references and employment information — all the things needed to determine if an applicant will make a good renter.
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24 January 2020 | 8 replies
And your broker may or may not be okay with being cut out of the deal.Can it be done, but complicated.
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22 January 2020 | 5 replies
Ouch, that cuts.
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28 January 2020 | 22 replies
.- Block and neighborhood safety and amenities (can they walk to a grocery store, for example).I don't think you have to limit yourself to "white collar".
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23 January 2020 | 8 replies
A multi-single member LLC in Wyoming seems a very odd choice unless you mean a Series, but that will still get each Child Series (as with all Series) subject to the $800 minimum a year Franchise Tax.The only irrevocable trust would be one for your Primary & secondary residence - but then it is expensive to break that, you have to figure out your life expectancy to anticipate the trust ending before the end of your life to get any tax advantages and the QPRT no longer has the incredible tax advantages it used to (though it might in 2026 when/if it reverts back to the old structure) since the sweeping changes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017.
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23 January 2020 | 2 replies
If you're looking for safety, do a lot more research before you jump in.
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6 February 2020 | 7 replies
Uncle Sam doesn't get a cut.