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Hello all I am looking to hop back on the investment horse after a rocky apartment rental which I happily unloaded last year and COVID-19 monkey wrench. I am looking in the Middletown, NY area for a multi-family inves...
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I had a question on making an offer on a flip. I’m putting dummy numbers just for the purpose of the question, but please let me know if the numbers are wayy off. Let’s say you get the house appraised for $300k and wh...
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I was wondering what brings more value to the house when the appraiser comes.Finishing the attic or finishing the basement?Also how much do the taxes go up or do they even go up when you finish the attic or basement?
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Hello! I'm still learning about rental investments and was wondering if you have a 6 months gap can you still be approved for a loan? This would be my 1st property I'm investing in. I don't have any debt at all and ha...
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Is it unwise if just starting out to focus on both flipping and buy and hold properties? Our main focus is flipping but what looks like a good buy and hold opportunity has come on the market near a college. Any ins...
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Time to buy all new sheets for my cabin. I want to go a little more high end hotel /spa this time around- although no one ever complained about the sheets I was using. Any suggestions? Cotton or micro-fiber? Also cur...
I'm looking at getting into renting SFHs to college students in AZ. I know there is a rule about no more than 5 unrelated people living in the house but I'm not sure how to interpret this. Does anyone have an understa...
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I know people often refinance from a 30 year to a 15 if they can get a competitive rate that does not dramatically increase the monthly payment. I am looking at doing the opposite. I bought a property (my first) with...
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Hi, Is it legal to pass the landlord's utilities to the tenant. Let's say a tenant stays rent free and pays the utilities instead. Both the landlord and tenant lives in the same home. The name of the utilities are...
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Any Lenders here or can anyone recommend a lender that will allow a cash out refi on an investment property with about 50% equity. Property has been consistently rented for over 5 years, looking to to refi based on re...