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Hi everyone,My name is Sammy Marshall and while I live permanently in Illinois, my wife and I are looking at purchasing our first house for STR in Saint Augustine, FL. I have listed to several Bigger Pockets podcasts ...
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Hi fellows!I have been searching information in order to clarify this doubt, but still nothing convincing.1) Please, can you help me?. If living in PA, can I qualify as first-time homebuyer if I co-own a property thro...
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I have a contractor work on a variety of small fixes when I bought my first and only rental units. Total cost was $1500. Do I need to issue a W2? What other tax information can anyone share.
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Good afternoon,I have a term life insurance policy with which I’m looking to use as leverage (collateral) to purchase a commercial property. Are there any lenders who are easy to work with using this creative lending ...
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I heard you can withdraw your own contribution from Roth 401K any time without tax or penalty, since it's after-tax money on the contribution. Is it a relatively easy process? What does that entail? Do i have to roll ...
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I have an opportunity to purchase a property that has a life estate occupant in place in the property. The property itself is reasonably priced, but I don’t have any experience with life estate occupants. What are the...
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Does anyone in the bigger pockets community have personal experience with a Whole Life Insurance policy or Wealth Maximization Account to help build their wealth and real-estate portfolio.
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This question is for the RE investors 45+. I think thats a big enough age gap where investors in that age group lived by different rules. Technology wasnt the same, info wasnt the same, youtube wasnt established, they...
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Do leases transfer after a foreclosure?
Hi all my name is Tyler this is my first post in the forum. A quick background on me, I’m 31 years old, I currently live in Texas with a stable Process Operator job. I have never owned a home and live in a apartment. ...