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Hello,I recently bought my first investment property in Austin,TX. I bought the home for more than it appraised for in the CAD due to neighborhood comps. I recently received a notice to protest the appraised value of ...
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I got a offer under contract yesterday I put it in about a week ago at 70% of asking price which was 129900 at the time I offered 90k but after it was accepted I looked on the bay county appraiser site and the just va...
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Property taxes is something some may forget about when shopping for homes in other states. Believe me, I get it. Your home here in CO has appreciated tremendously over the last couple of years, and why wouldn't you ...
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We are purchasing a beach condo STR purposes. Our broker had offered us these loan options:
20% down at 8.5% interest, $65000 down, $1999 monthly
25% down at 7.5% interest, $81500 down, $1704 monthly
We wanted to k...
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It's an owner finance deal, 22 minutes from my house in a decent area.Sales Price 75,000.00Down payment 10,000.0030 Yr Fully Amortized at 7%Mortgage- $432.00 P&I Tax- $90.00Insurance- $50.00Total monthly payment...
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Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. WSJ article below explains why owning a home is a good thing. I agree especially if you know you will live there at least 3+ years ....
1) You ...
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With year-end and the holidays rapidly approaching, I thought it might be helpful for investors to share year-end tax planning/tax management strategies with their fellow investors. We often get so busy at this time ...
Hi BP,
I'm a long time lurker but this is first post and hoping for some feedback. I currently hold a couple SFH in the NY area and looking at my first out of state deal.
The property is located in Sha...
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I own 2 multifamily properties in Chicago. I am looking to file an appeal to reduce my property taxes. I was wondering if anyone went through this? Is hiring an appeal expert better? The paperwork seem straightfor...