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23 April 2024 | 27 replies
@Sean Harani'd strongly encourage you to keep working on finding a house hack.
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22 April 2024 | 7 replies
If your looking at a deal, I would highly encourage you to make sure it makes sense WITHOUT the tax benefits.
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24 April 2024 | 13 replies
I have no idea how she got my personal email address:"Hi I am at xxxxx Tucson, AZ.
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24 April 2024 | 7 replies
Interesting, you do the in person follow up after they agree to terms?
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24 April 2024 | 3 replies
David,You can also use a personal loan which is generally easier and goes up to $50K.
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24 April 2024 | 1 reply
Then you have a person in that market if you get an investor deal.
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24 April 2024 | 3 replies
I personally use a broker for my properties so they can shop around, unlike Allstate.
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24 April 2024 | 8 replies
At 65 personally I'd want debt paid down or gone but it's not bad to add some more properties.
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24 April 2024 | 36 replies
Either way, I do encourage getting legal advice.
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24 April 2024 | 5 replies
I'm also looking at properties in Alabama and Indiana, but haven't pulled the trigger yet due to personal complications.