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2021 is my first year as a landlord and to save money I'm doing taxes myself for the first couple of years. To avoid doing anything wrong I wanted to double check a few things. Can any CPA's answer the below? I've sco...
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I've been doing some reading and would like to clarify some things before I move ahead. I understand that you need to check out comps in order to get your ARV. But what do you do when determining the value for an ...
Thanks for any advice. I know tax laws are changing right now, so I am unsure how much of a burden capital gains tax is going to be in 2013.
We are planning to sell a downtown condo that we own, that was our residenc...
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Hi there! I'm new to REI as of early 2018, turning my previous home into a rental and acquiring a long-distance turn key rental shortly thereafter. I'd really like to keep my momentum moving, and am trying to determin...
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I'll try and keep this as clear as I can. I'm fairly new and my market is Lawrence, Kansas. For those who don't know this is a college town that has approximately 50% of it's residents as renters. I am not looking ...
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So the 50% rule is taking 50% of the rents and saying that will put towards operating expenses. So what is left is used to pay for the mortgage. So when dealing with an FHA loan and having extra payments like MIP. Wou...
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I need a little help understanding a few things:
I see the following posted all over the web verbatim:
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A Typical Deal By The Numbers
This is how I and many "real" Reh...
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Figured I might as well make one of these since we have about 5 others with the same name.
I am missing something in the short sale process. Looking at the banks short sale package, they want an offer or purchase ag...
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When looking at a house to rehab, how do you find the the EQUITY in the house?
What strategy do you prefer to use to tap into your homes equity to use towards a purchase on an investment property? And why?