Good Afternoon Everyone, Although everyone says carpet is bad in rental properties, should climate make a difference in that decision? I am going to be buying in Illinois and it snows a decent amount and was wondering...
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My husband and I are on the hunt for our first LTR. We did have a long-distance vacation rental until last March. We decided that we wanted to bring our money back home and start scaling around here(WI).
At what poi...
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When will we see the effects on real estate prices from the Feds cutting the interest rate?
Are you seeing it now?
Will we see it 3 months from now? 6 months from now?
I'm sure it won't be close to 2007-2010 (when...
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Hello all! I'm new to the real estate field and have a question regarding FHA loans.
How does refinancing an FHA loan work since it deals with PMI? I understand at a high level how refinancing works (at leas...
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I own and rent out a SFR that brings in brings in $300 after utilities and mortgage/taxes/insurance. I have about 50k in equity in it. Property values are on the rise in the Anchorage area and there is low inventory, ...
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Hi All, I know buying investment property with a home equity loan has been discussed before, but I loved to hear thoughts/ideas/tips for someone starting out. In the process of refinancing my condo of 4 years and dis...
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There is a home in my neighborhood thats bank owned recently. I have called multiple times but they always say they cant tell me anything until the for sale sign goes up. The grass is high and the house is still full ...
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Hi Everyone, I am new to investing & I wanted to find out from veteran investors if buying my first property under me would be better than my LLC?
I bought a house about a year ago in Lehigh acres Florida. Not really knowing a lot about the market but I got it anyways. I got a 30 year mortgage with 4.25% interest rate I still owe about $169k fot the house the va...
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Is it usually a good idea to hold a portfolio of rental properties during your retirement, or is it smarter to move into safer assets, like bonds? If you are holding rentals during retirement, aren't you risking a pot...