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I'm considering purchasing a 2 flat property in a suburb of Chicago but the timing isn't great for the family to move--I would rather not pull our child out of middle school during the last year--so I'm wondering if t...
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I’m looking to purchase one of the properties I manage. It’s a four unit apartment building. I own two homes, my primary residence and an investment property. So I don’t actually need to live here and wouldn’t want to...
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TOPIC: Scam or Not Hi all! My wife and I are about to close on our 2nd property and listed our first property for rent. We received a message on Zillow asking us if we are interested in doing a corporate lease and we ...
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I'm looking into using a 203k loan for my first investment property, but i do not wish to live in the home. I've read that you "have to plan to live in" the house you use the loan on, but do you actually have to?
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I qualify for the 1st time home buyers program. I would like to purchase my 1st investment through this program. Is it wise to let my bank know I am doing this as an investment or should I say this will be used as my ...
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I had some friends help demo a property and I paid them cash (around $1,000 total). Is this something I am able to write off? Would I need to issue a 1099 for this? Not sure how this works and would appreciate the adv...
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Upon my research of the FHA loan and the house hacking strategy, I know one of the perquisites for getting approved and not committing fraud is to live in the residence for at least a year. However, I have found trail...
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I found an awesome short term rental property for sale in Daytona Beach... My question is, how would a mortgage lender know I was renting my house out on airbnb? Could I just put 3-5% down ? If not how much am I looki...
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Hello all-I'm saving for my first multifamily home and my Agent (who invests himself) advised me to house hack for at least my first property. I expressed some uncertainty with living in the property and he told me so...
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Technological advancements are reshaping the real estate industry for investors in various ways:Data Analytics: Advanced tools offer insights into market trends and investment opportunities, aiding informed decision-m...