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29 July 2024 | 0 replies
Open to any advice from the experts on how to increase traffic as the house would be a great investment for a first-time buyer or to add to a rental portfolio!
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29 July 2024 | 13 replies
If you have owned it for 5 years and lived in it for 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling it then you will get a proration of the gain tax free for the period of time you lived in it.
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29 July 2024 | 5 replies
Related to what @Rick Pozos indicated, you need to get a time of death (TOD) appraisal.
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29 July 2024 | 2 replies
Given the location near UIC, its a good time to get students in and the general population.
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29 July 2024 | 16 replies
Sometimes it is on the credit report and other times it is not.
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29 July 2024 | 2 replies
Closed after a lot of back and forth and time and 3 extensions!
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29 July 2024 | 0 replies
Unfortunately, overpricing is a common issue, distorting market realities and extending time-on-market.
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29 July 2024 | 0 replies
Bronx properties are on the market for less time compared to last year, with the average days on market (DOM) going from 77 days (in 2023) to 74 days currently.The Bronx neighborhoods with the most househack activity so far in 2024 are:Wakefield (NYC’s northernmost neighborhood!)
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24 July 2024 | 2 replies
Hi, wondering if you are entitled to commission for a property and you are the buyer representing yourself, do you get the commission in time to use it toward your closing costs?
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30 July 2024 | 12 replies
My two cents- 95% of the time, a HELOC is the best way to leverage equity and scale.