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5 years ago I purchased my first home using the VA loan (no money down). Lived there for a year, then rented it out for 5 years. The market in Colorado Springs, CO skyrocketed so I sold it. I now have, after taxes,...
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November 2022 Housing Market Update for Austin, TX MSA
November 2022 statistics have been released for the Central Texas Housing market. There was a slight decrease in median sales price from the preceding month an...
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Is the seller/agent accountable if they list a property as a 4-3 but the renovation/addition of the fourth bed and third bath was not permitted work, therefor, it is still a 3-2 in the tax records and the appraiser d...
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Hi everyone,
I have been looking and learning on the forum for about 5 months now and came across what seems to me like a pretty good start to my real estate business. I currently live with my parents in Illi...
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Hi all, I hope that there are plenty of folks in similar situations, that way responses to this post are valuable to many.
My spouse and I are in the Bay Area, and our net income will soon be 170K - 200K.
Would it ...
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Hi All! I was listening to one of the Bigger Pockets podcasts this morning and Brandon mentioned that he looks for at least 12% cash on cash return on his deals, but that this percentage can be different depending on ...
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I have a HUD property on contract which expires on 1 Dec. I had 45 days to close. Since this is my third property I chose not to go with a conventional loan. I assumed banks wouldn't want to talk to me anymore. Plus I...
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Would anyone be able to give a quick breakdown of the various costs associated with planning and building an ADU in either your backyard, or as a garage-conversion in California? I'm talking about modest-sized JADUs o...
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So ive been following a property on Auction.com. It didn't sell at courthouse and then it came on Auction.com for sale. I bidded up to the price I was willing to pay and I lost the bid. It went over like almost 5k and...
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Hello all, we are looking at building an assisted living facility, but we are not sure what way to take this. I am looking for anyone who is knowledgable in this arena. If you would PM me that would be great. We ha...