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Hello,This is an update to my previous post on https://www.biggerpockets.com/.... I've decided to hit the road and hit 13 cities in the span of 34 days. I will be visiting Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Columbus...
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The title essentially sums up the question. I'm sure there are many out there who live in markets that have a high financial barrier to entry and have thought about investing elsewhere.
As a first time investor, I'd...
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Hi All,As I look at my options to finance my first RE deal, I was researching the early withdrawal penalty from TSP (Federal equivalent to 401K) and just learned that I can take out a TSP loan with no penalty, no tax ...
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I was contacted by someone on Zillow wanting to use my rental home for short-term rental property management listed on AirBnB, VRMO, etc. Has this happened to anyone else?
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So I don't really understand the whole Refi and HELOC situation... I have a few questions.What are interest rates usually like compared to traditional residential mortgages?What is the difference between refi and helo...
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Need some help figuring this out... The Mr earns @ $100k on his W2 job. He will retire from that this mid December. We live in California, but will move permanently to AZ in December.We own 3 rental properties in AZ;...
ello! I recently purchased a duplex and own a few more rental properties. When I bought this duplex a few months ago we had tenants already in the building. Awesome tenants! They have 4 kids, have never paid a day in ...
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Hello, my name is Makayla! I have absolutely no experience in real estate. I'm from California looking to move to the DFW area within the next 2 years. Currently I am a security guard full time as well as a full time ...
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I'm just going to come out with it: I see all of these investors talking about how they refinanced a property to essentially cash out and then get their money back to reinvest in another property. Can somebody explain...
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So I have seen a few posts recently with people saying it is not a good idea to work to pay off your loans quicker. The argument is that you will lose the interest deduction therefor will need to pay additional ta...