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Thinking about building secure storage units in the basement of a 4plex. Any experience with the best way to build for the most value?Also, how to price them for the tenants of these very simple 1 bed/1bath apartments...
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Pros and Cons of a 2/1 Buydown
Just wanted to kindly share some things I learned on 2/1 buydown which is a very useful tool to use for today's market and to acquire RE with a loan. The major advantage of a 2/1 buydo...
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I'm working through my first year of landlording and constantly looking for ways to invest again. My mentor (and broker) taught me that jobs don't buy houses, houses buy houses. So I'm improving my current 3-unit (FHA...
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My experience consists primarily of residential multifamily properties (owned, managed, sold a 24-unit building). I've decided, at least for now in my market, to focus on commercial office/medical/service investment p...
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I am hoping a foreign real estate tax expert can help me on the top of foreign mortgage tax payoff gains, also known as section 988 of the tax code.I purchased an investment property in Canada in 2013, and financed th...
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Hi guys,New member here. I've been investing in SFH in A+ Cleveland neighborhood for the past 4 years. I self-manage these properties, doing reno work myself and liked how little I need to get involved. I'm still quit...
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just had my first tenant move out (without telling me) and the place is a mess. I used flat paint throughout the house. Looks like the steam from the bathroom didn't do well with flat paint. Not sure what to call w...
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hello everyone. I am relatively new to real estate investing. I have a question hoping someone could help. does it make sense to buy a new construction property to rent out? I have always been hesitant on buying old p...
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Hi Everyone I’m new to this forum and would like some advice on building my real estate portfolio. A little about me I’m an architect and general contractor and own a very small design/build firm. I live in the Bay Ar...
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Pretty straightforward question-I’m not an economist, but I know that Jerome Powell said something extremely important today!My little understanding is that the Fed came out with new guidance that they are going to ha...