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Hello Bigger Pockets CFL community. I am looking into the STR and STR/bonus appreciation strategy as a way to offset W2/short term income. Since the market pre-May 2022 just is not comparable anymore I am interested i...
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Hi,
My wife and I are currently shopping the market for a primary residence that we could add value to and then later cash out refinance as well as finding a lender to help us accomplish this. I have run into DTI iss...
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Hello everyone! I've been painstakingly researching tax deed auctions in various counties in CA, and I'll be attending my first auction in a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to connect with other tax deed investors to help...
So I just bought my first property (4 plex) and had to use my parents to get the approval for the loan,my question is, my parents plan to retire in the next 5 years and don't want anything in their name as it may affe...
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Hey everyone...preparing taxes :( . Have a few single family rentals as investments, not my full time gig as I have a 9-5 job. We hire contractors to do work on the houses - basic stuff like plumbers, electricians, et...
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https://ocasio-cortez.house.go...Applies to landlords with 5+ units or 2 RV parks- Proposals for national maximum 3% annual increase rent control
- Makes it illegal to discriminate based on source of income (section ...
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The City of Leander, a booming suburb in the NW Austin metro, is exploring regulations for short-term rentals:"Regulations could be coming soon for short-term rental (STR) operators in Leander. This comes as the City ...
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Hi all, We have a couple of plots of land land we acquired a while back via tax auction. They apparently were not split properly, was told we need to get the lots legalized. We're not looking to build on the lots but ...
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I'm writing a series of articles for UK citizens wanting to invest in US real estate. I'm looking for your experiences on investing in tax liens/deeds -- it's not a concept we have in the UK and from my research, t...
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First it was the U.S. senator from Nevada John Ensign and now it's South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford who boarded the hypocrisy train.
I, for one think that whatever you do behind closed door as long it's involve only ...