Hi Everyone: Boy am I in the maze. I am trying to figure how to use my current home as leverage to invest.I have about 220K in equity in my home and wonder if I should use some of it to purchase a new home for renta...
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An economy recovering from a recession, crippling student debt, and an overly competitive job market are just a few of the things to list when naming the struggles millennials are facing in their early lives. Never be...
I was planning to use a 1031 exchange for the sale of a rental property I own fully (no mortgage). Reading about the criteria to match to have a fully deferred exchange I am afraid I need to reinvest all the proceeds ...
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Thinking about how to best structure a 1031....Loan balance: $125K...... Est net sales price( after all closing cost ) $310KEst net proceeds: $185K.... This would be the amount to roll over into 1031 and put towards n...
I'm curious about how debt to income ratios are calculated- in particular, income from other investment properties. In chess, if you are up a piece, you want to do even trades to water down his men and have a higher p...
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How much is too much leverage? What's a smart approach to using debt in a positive way and not negative. I'm completely debt free and looking at purchasing my first rental property. Trying to figure out how much debt ...
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With lots of people preaching gold (and silver), I can't help but wonder that gold maybe as well be the next bubble.
Any thoughts?
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My partner and I have been considering purchasing a duplex as an investment for our first home. We moved back to Minneapolis last year after living in Los Angeles for 2 years. We have been renting for the past year at...
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Hi all! Posting for my first time on this platform and I'm excited to hear from/interact with whomever may read and respond. I'm writing because I feel I'm at a bit of an impasse as to what exactly to do when attempti...
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l have some real estate interests by sheer accident. I never sold a house I lived in, but instead rented it out, this is due to 2 divorces. I am now ready to marry again and with my new wife comes, $1.6mm in various r...