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9 August 2015 | 9 replies
I'm also going to offer the tenant a parking spot in an attached garage and access to the laundry room with the hopes that I could push my ask from $2000 to $2500.After a few years building equity, I am planning to take a home equity loan and buy a single family home while still maintaining the duplex as an income property.
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7 September 2015 | 6 replies
As a short sale underwriter working at a big national bank, the reason short sales often take so long is because the seller often has to submit a lot of personal financial information that accompanies the actual deal.
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17 February 2018 | 20 replies
As I understand the question - it is about how to invest outside Realestate after you have enough cash for emergency fund, it is not about parking emergency fund at the stock market, right?
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9 August 2015 | 11 replies
Not always of course, I have owners that park their RV at the rental and go party with their tenants while in Vegas.
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18 May 2016 | 47 replies
Not always of course, I have owners that park their RV at the rental and go party with their tenants while in Vegas.
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10 August 2015 | 7 replies
. - sourceAnd while the average project approval time for new construction is about four months nationally, it takes eight months on average in L.A.To recap, here are some of the challenges inhibiting development in LA:Getting entitlements for new development is expensive and timelyNIMBYism and the control of local communities over the planning process adds tremendous risk as a project could be stopped due to law suits, lack of approvals, or requirements which make deals unprofitableThe high cost of land and entitlements coupled with a lack of incentives restricts the pool of developers who can afford to developBecause it is so challenging to develop and because we have such a shortage of housing, developers can only make their deals profitable if they target high-end buyers, further contributing to macro-gentriction wherein only the affluent can own homesThat said, it isn't impossible for a developer to develop.
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10 August 2015 | 6 replies
I just passed my national and state test yesterday.
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22 February 2016 | 7 replies
Devon, there are both national and local banks that will finance these properties.
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10 August 2015 | 7 replies
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